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> Miranda Rights have definitely entered US popular culture It came full circle. As part of a refusal[1] to overrule Miranda back in 2000, the Supreme Court no
by nknighthb 13y ago
> Miranda Rights have definitely entered US popular culture
It came full circle. As part of a refusal[1] to overrule Miranda back in 2000, the Supreme Court noted "Miranda has become embedded in routine police practice to the point where the warnings have become part of our national culture.". Rehnquist even opened his oral announcement by reciting the warnings.
America without Miranda is virtually unthinkable. Tragically, there's no equivalent cultural reminder of the 4th Amendment.
[1] http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1999/1999_99_5525 http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1999/1999_99_5525