Doug Gansler

...for a different crime. Sotomayor seemed concerned that the defendant might not have known he could have asked for a lawyer in the second interrogation, and pressed Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler repeatedly. Yet she also fired...

In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Defendant, Supreme Court, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Maryland, and John Paul Stevens

...argument. She leaned forward and began questioning Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler about the Miranda rule that requires the police to warn a crime suspect that he has a right to remain silent and a right to lawyer. If a suspect...

In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Maryland, Yankees, Douglas Gansler, David Souter, and Clarence Thomas

...that [a lawyer] will be provided the next time he's questioned?" Mr. Gansler responded that the police aren't actually required to find a lawyer for the defendant. Justice Sotomayor agreed, steering the advocate toward the point of her...

In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Douglas F. Gansler, Defendant, Supreme Court, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Maryland

...of shy rookie, she dispelled that idea within the first minutes of the opening argument, questioning Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler about the Miranda rule that requires the police to warn a crime suspect that he has a right to...

In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Maryland, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, Douglas Gansler, and David Souter

Mr. Gansler said the police aren't required to find an attorney, a point with which Justice Sotomayor agreed, but she continued to press the advocate on how an assertion of Miranda rights limits what police can do. Several...

In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Miranda warning, Supreme Court, Maryland, Douglas F. Gansler, Antonin Scalia, and Samuel A. Alito Jr.