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Miranda Rights
Since the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona in 1966, it has become the practice of police investigators to read suspects their rights of give them the Miranda warning before questioning them while in custody. Many times, police give the Miranda warning suspects they have the right to remain silent as soon as they are placed under arrest, to make sure the warning is not overlooked later by detectives or investigators. -
Death Penalty
Between 1967 and 1972, the U.S. observed what amounted to a voluntary moratorium on executions as the Supreme Court wrestled with the issue. In several cases not directly testing its constitutionality, the Supreme Court modified the application and administration of the death penalty. In 1971, the Supreme Court upheld the unrestricted right of juries to both determine guilt or innocence of the accused and to impose the death penalty in a single trial. -
Immigration Laws
The Dream Act is a policy that was passed in 2011 that addresses young people who grew up in the United States and have graduated from high schools but whose future is cut by current immigration laws. Changes would allow for temporary legal status to change to permanent legal status if they attend college or serve in the Military. -
