It's not a law. But as a binding court decision it is law.
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Numfar! Do the dance of joy.
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All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Typo Boy - Apr 27, 2003 7:16:53 pm PDT #4232 of 9843
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
bon bon - Apr 27, 2003 8:00:04 pm PDT #4233 of 9843
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Miranda isn't a law in the US; it's a court decision. So what we call "Miranda rights" are the rights ensured by a legal decision called Miranda v. Arizona, from 1966. It's an abbreviation.
Interestingly, Congress hated Miranda. They passed a law in relative short order saying, no, Miranda's remedy is not legally mandated. But most jurisdictions like Miranda; they make confessions stickier. So it wasn't until the 90s that the little-publicized federal statute was used against a Miranda claim in either the fourth or fifth circuit. This is where it gets kind of interesting.
Rehnquist had claimed, every single time it came up, loudly, assholishly and in complete contravention to the statements of the sitting justices who wrote the decision, that Miranda was *not* constitutionally mandated-- it was a judicially created remedy to a fifth amendment violation. The difference is that Congress may overrule a judicial remedy. It may not make a law overruling a constitutional requirement.
But when the federal statute overruling Miranda came up for review after the fifth or fourth circuit upheld it, Rehnquist made a complete 180 without any justification whatsoever. No way was he going to allow Congress to overrule the Court on his watch-- even if it meant a completely hypocritical decision. So Miranda was then declared a constitutional requirement.
This is why I hate Rehnquist. At least Scalia is intellectually consistent.
Trudy Booth - Apr 27, 2003 8:09:06 pm PDT #4234 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
A whole new reason to hate Rehnquist!
bon bon - Apr 27, 2003 8:14:19 pm PDT #4235 of 9843
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Yeah, I also hear from his clerks that he snacks on babies and pushes old ladies into buses for fun.
Trudy Booth - Apr 27, 2003 8:44:37 pm PDT #4236 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Everybody knows about the babies.
Jim - Apr 28, 2003 4:28:55 am PDT #4237 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Is "gazumping" an actual legal term?
Yes
A survey is something paid for buy the buyer which ensures that the house is sound, stable, won't need any major works soon, etc. Mostly important in houses like mine which are 150+ years old. The Boundaries and deeds stuff is called a "search" and is done by your lawyer.
And yes, house Prices are still rising in most of London and the SE - but the rate of rise has dropped from about 25-40% a year to about 10-20%.
Cindy - Apr 28, 2003 4:41:25 am PDT #4238 of 9843
Nobody
A survey is something paid for buy the buyer which ensures that the house is sound, stable, won't need any major works soon, etc. Mostly important in houses like mine which are 150+ years old. The Boundaries and deeds stuff is called a "search" and is done by your lawyer.
Brit survey = U.S. inspection; Brit search = U.S. title search
sumi - Apr 28, 2003 7:42:13 am PDT #4239 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
Is this the very same Manor House that Jim was talking about last year?
If so, it's on PBS this week!
Jim - Apr 28, 2003 9:09:12 am PDT #4240 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Yes! Edgar, the head butler, is a wonderful character. It's Must See TV.
sumi - Apr 28, 2003 9:11:56 am PDT #4241 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
Great!!! Will be taping it then.