Punch and Jurists

Maryland v. Shatzer, No. 08-680 (U.S. Supreme Court) (559 U.S. 98; 130 S.Ct. 1213) (February 24, 2010) (Justice Scalia) by In its landmark decision in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 467 (1966), the Court adopted the first of a series of prophylactic measures to protect a suspect's Fifth Amendment …

Van Hook v. Anderson, No. 03-4207 (6th Cir.) (488 F.3d 411) (May 24, 2007) (Judge David W. McKeague) by In this decision, the Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, held by a vote of 8-7 that a criminal suspect in custody who invokes his right to a lawyer can re-initiate discussions …