United States of America
Amicus Curaie
Neal Kumar Katyal, Acting Solicitor General Neal Kumar Katyal is acting U.S. solicitor general, having ascended to the position following the confirmation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 17, 2010. Prior to that, he served as principal deputy U.S. solicitor general. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 9, 2011. In determining whether a suspect is “in custody” under Miranda v. Arizona (1966), courts should examine objective restraints surrounding a suspect’s questioning from the vantage point of a reasonable person,…
