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Miranda v. Arizona
Coverage of Miranda v. Arizona in the Nexus archive.
Supreme Courtorganization2Etan Patzperson1Pedro Hernandezperson1National Center for Missing and Exploited Childrenorganization1Missouri v. Seiberttopic1U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuitorganization1New York Cityplace1The New York Timesorganization1Pentagon Paperstopic1Daniel Ellsbergperson1Thurgood Marshallperson1Nazi sabotage teamtopic1Long Islandplace1
- Court reimposes conviction of man found to have killed Etan Patz
The Supreme Court upheld Pedro Hernandez's conviction for the 1979 kidnapping and murder of Etan Patz, rejecting a lower court's order for a new trial. The case involved legal disputes over Hernandez's confession and its admissibility under Miranda rights and the 2004 Missouri v. Seibert ruling.
- Today in History: June 13, first Pentagon Papers excerpts published
On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam leaked by Daniel Ellsberg. Other historical events on this date include a Nazi sabotage team arriving in New York, the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, and the nomination of Thurgood Marshall as the first non-white Supreme Court justice.