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Segregated public schools deny equal protection: “[s]eparate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483 (1954). Before custodial questioning, a suspect must be warned of the right to remain silent. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444 (1966). Id. at 479. The same warning applies at a civil deposition. Doe v. Roe, 999 F.4th 1234 (9th Cir. 2025). The claim arises under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2018).

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The Citation Code · checks run October 17, 2026 at 06:53 UTC

Created
October 17, 2026 at 06:53 UTC
Mode
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Summary by check

5 citations (3 case citations), arranged by the four checks in Chapter 1 of The Citation Code.

1need attention

1to review

1form findings

Identity

§ 1.4

Is it the authority you think it is?

Found2

Not found1

Ambiguous0

Not looked up2

Location

§ 1.5

Does the cite lead to the passage?

Pinpoints given2

No pinpoint2

Quotations found0

Quotations not found0

Quotations not searched1

Support

§ 1.6

Does the passage say what you say it says?

Supports0

Partly or unclear0

Does not support0

Not reviewed5

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Status

§ 1.7

Is it still good law, and in force?

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Each citation is kept as its core: the case name, address and pinpoint, or the source without explanatory parentheticals. Numbers are positions in the document.

  1. #4CaseNeeds attention

    Doe v. Roe, 999 F.4th 1234

    Identity
    Not foundNo case in the court records at this volume, reporter and page. Confirm it against the opinion itself.
    Location
    No pinpoint
    Support
    Not reviewedRead the passage: support is yours to judge.
    Status
    Not checked: this is not a citator
  2. #1CaseReview

    Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483

    Identity
    FoundRecord: Brown v. Board of Education, filed May 17, 1954
    Location
    Quotation with no pinpointA quotation precedes this citation. Quotation searches are part of the yearly toolset.
    Support
    Not reviewedRead the passage: support is yours to judge.
    Status
    Not checked: this is not a citator
  3. #2CaseNo flags

    Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444

    Identity
    FoundRecord: Miranda v. Arizona, filed June 13, 1966
    Location
    Pinpoint 444
    Support
    Not reviewedRead the passage: support is yours to judge.
    Status
    Not checked: this is not a citator
  4. #3Id.Not looked up

    Id. at 479

    Identity
    Short form of #2Identity is checked on citation #2.
    Location
    Pinpoint 479
    Support
    Not reviewedRead the passage: support is yours to judge.
    Status
    Not checked: this is not a citator
  5. #5StatuteNot looked up

    42 U.S.C. § 1983

    Identity
    Not looked upOnly case citations are looked up.
    Location
    Pinpoint not applicable
    Support
    Not reviewedRead the passage: support is yours to judge.
    Status
    Not checked: this is not a citator

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