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May the legend of Friday the 13th not ruin the fact that it's finally  Friday. | News Ecard

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‘’YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT”

  Miranda Rights Aren't What You Think They Are – Agricola Law   
  53rd ANNIVERSARY OF MIRANDA RIGHTS | The Defenders Law Firm 
     
    
   
On June 13, 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its
decision in
Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that
all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before
interrogation.

Now considered standard police procedure, “You have the
right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used
against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you,” has
been heard so many times in television and film dramas that
it has become almost cliche
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  Symbols of law a legal system - a judge, gavel and scales representing jurisdiction.

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NEWS THAT MADE HISTORY FROM THE AP

Today In History

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

Tear Down This Wall!” … A Reflection on Holy Trinity Sunday - Fr Kevin  Kilgore


On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous
Cold War
speeches, President
Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet
Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to
“tear down” the Berlin Wall,
a symbol of the repressive
Communist era in a divided
Germany.

Tear down this wall' – San Diego Union-Tribune

Reagan Speechwriter Recalls 'Tear Down This Wall' And Assesses GOP, Josh  Hawley | STLPR

Berlin Wall - Incident 1987 | In 1987, a West German driver … | Flickr

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WELL – KNOWN CHARACTER ACTOR DIES

GET TO KNOW: Harris Yulin starring as Robert Lowell in DEAR ELIZABETH | WP  Theater

Ghostbusters actor dies ...
Harris Yulin (November 5, 1937 – June 10, 2025)

Harris Yulin, the acclaimed character actor who
starred in films including
Scarface
and
Ghostbusters II, has died.

Over the course of his career, the California-
born actor played more than 100 roles on stage
and screen, including working extensively on
Broadway.
 

Yulin’s family and his manager, Sue Leibman,
announced that he died June 10 in New York
City of cardiac arrest. He was 88.

Ghostbusters II - Wikipedia

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Col Pics/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (1293845b) Harris Yulin, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd Ghostbusters II - 1989

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BEACH BOYS FOUNDER HAS DIED AT 82

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Brian Wilson: A Cork on the Ocean | Scientific American

A good watch: 'The Beach Boys' is a compelling documentary, despite the  absence of a lot of info • Reno News & Review

Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025)

In 2024, it was revealed that Wilson,The Beach Boys founder
and lead songwriter, was suffering from dementia. His family
declined to state a cause of death.

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