You have the right to remain silent ... and, well, you know the rest. This is perhaps the most famous line spouted in TV police dramas, but the phrase isn't just for entertainment value — it's rooted ...

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Most people recognize those lines as the familiar warning officers give a suspect in custody.

That “Knock Knock” joke shown here is not really a joke. It’s actually a concise summary of one of the most serious criminal law concepts in American constitutional history. On June 13, it will be ...

People who know nothing else about the law know this much: “You have the right to remain silent.” Countless television shows and movies say so. Unfortunately, over time the Supreme Court has weakened ...