News: Supreme Court Loosens Miranda Rule, DOJ investigating BP, Arizona governor defends immigration law, texting added to California wiretapping law
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 06:30AM Washington….The Supreme Court retreated from strict enforcement of the famous Miranda decision on Tuesday, ruling that a crime suspect's words can be used against him if he fails to clearly invoke his rights and instead, answers a single question after nearly three hours of interrogation.
In the past, the court has said the "burden rests on the government" to show that a crime suspect has "knowingly and intelligently waived" his rights.
WASHINGTON — Calling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico the “greatest environmental disaster of its kind,” President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to prosecute those responsible.
“If our laws were broken, leading to this death and destruction, my solemn pledge is that we will bring those responsible to justice ,” Obama said.
Washington (CNN) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer made clear Tuesday she's not worried about a potential legal challenge from the Obama administration over her state's controversial immigration law.
"We'll meet you in court," Brewer told CNN' when asked how she would respond if President Barack Obama's Department of Justice decided to challenge the law. "I have a pretty good record of winning in court."
Sen. Fran Pavley says criminals have become a lot more sophisticated since California passed its wiretapping law 21 years ago. It allows only phone calls and digital pages to be monitored. A bill by Pavley that the Senate approved Tuesday would expand the law to include modern electronic messaging.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Criminals have adopted texts, e-mails, instant messages and other forms of electronic communication, and a state senator says the law hasn't caught up to the technology.
