Sunday, March 27, 2011
Maranda rights don't apply to domestic terrorists?
Miranda rights no longer immediately apply to domestic terrorism suspects,  even when there's no threat to public safety. "That exception was seen  as a limited device to be used only in cases of an imminent safety  threat, but the new rules give interrogators more latitude and  flexibility to define what counts as an appropriate circumstance to  waive Miranda rights," reports The Wall Street Journal. "A  Federal Bureau of Investigation memorandum reviewed by The Wall Street  Journal says the policy applies to 'exceptional cases' where  investigators 'conclude that continued unwarned interrogation is  necessary to collect valuable and timely intelligence not related to any  immediate threat.' Such action would need prior approval from FBI  supervisors and Justice Department lawyers, according to the memo, which  was issued in December but not made public."
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