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SCOTUS: Police can still try to interrogate you after you request a lawyer if they wait 14 days

I should at least mention an important ruling by the US Supreme Court this week that moved the goalposts significantly for defendants regarding police interrogations and the right to counsel. Via SCOTUSBlog,The Court?s decision [Wednesday] in Maryland v. Shatzer ? holding that a suspect?s request for counsel is only valid for fourteen days if the suspect is released from custody during that time ? dominates today?s news coverage of the Court. Jesse J. Holland of the Associated Press, Adam Liptak of the New York Times, James Vicini of Reuters, Debra Cassens Weiss of the ABA Journal, Jurist, LA Times, and CNN.com all provide coverage of the case, as does NPR?s Nina Totenberg, whose story on the decision includes analysis by a law professor who describes the fourteen-day rule as ?totally arbitrary? but ultimately a ?good? one...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 26, 2010 (boomark / email).