This column reports on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Margo K. Brodie suppressed defendant’s statement to law enforcement made before any Miranda warnings. Judge Leonard D. Wexler dealt with issues relating to punitive damages under the Americans With Disabilities Act. And Judge Jack B. Weinstein declined to resolve claims of proposed intervenors seeking restitution in a criminal case.

‘Miranda’—Statement Suppressed

In United States v. Miller, 17 CR 00415 (E.D.N.Y., Dec. 21, 2018), Judge Brodie suppressed defendant’s statement made prior to Miranda warnings, despite the government’s reliance on the “public safety” exception to the Miranda requirement.