EXTREMIST COURT GUTS MIRANDA RIGHTS; LEAVES PUBLIC VULNERABLE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 23, 2022) — This morning, the Supreme Court’s right-wing supermajority gutted Americans’ Miranda rights. Take Back the Court released the following statement on behalf of its executive director, Sarah Lipton-Lubet, in response:

“'You have the right to remain silent' is one of our best-known and most fundamental rights, and today the Court stripped it of all meaning by holding that you have no recourse if your Miranda rights are violated. Make no mistake, removing any consequences will only make it more likely that law enforcement will violate our rights. This Court will not stop until it has gutted all of the rights that protect everyday Americans from abuses by the powerful. If we want to protect ourselves, then we have to expand the Court.”

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/