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Around Kansas City, community activists are handing out fliers advising people of their constitutional rights, including their right to remain silent, to not open the door to agents without seeing a warrant, and to film interactions from a safe distance.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The defense argued police improperly obtained statements in violation of Mangione's Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, and that the warrantless search violated his Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Perez Cespedes invoked his right to remain silent, court records show.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Under state and federal law, though, a defendant can’t be compelled to speak and has the right to remain silent.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The defense argued police improperly obtained statements in violation of Mangione's Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, and that the warrantless search violated his Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Perez Cespedes invoked his right to remain silent, court records show.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Under state and federal law, though, a defendant can’t be compelled to speak and has the right to remain silent.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
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“Right to remain silent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20to%20remain%20silent. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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