During the summer of 2000, the high court released a number of momentous decisions, ruling on "partial birth abortions," the Boy Scouts's ban on gays, the Miranda warning, California's "Blanket" primary, and hate crime sentencing standards. In Dickerson v. United States, the court ruled 7-2 to uphold the Miranda warning and strike down a previously little-known 1968 law that allowed "voluntary...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Dickerson v. United States, in which the confession of a bank robbery suspect in Virginia was suppressed because it was obtained before he was read his rights. In the 7-2 decision, the high court has effectively put an end to speculation over the famous Miranda warnings. The 1966 Miranda vs. Arizona was a landmark case, requiring...