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Police questioning after lawyer request

Michigan v. Darren Donell Fenderson

Updated Nov 12, 2026

In brief

Where it stands
Petition Pending

Awaiting an order on the petition

No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.

What it’s about
Michigan asks the Supreme Court to reconsider the rule that, after someone asks for a lawyer during police questioning, police cannot restart questioning unless that person starts the conversation—even if the person later gives a voluntary answer.
What's at stake
The dispute concerns whether police may use a voluntary statement obtained after someone asks for a lawyer if that person did not restart the conversation.

Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about

The petition was distributed for a conference; that step is not a decision to hear the case.

The rule Michigan challenges generally bars police from restarting questioning after a suspect asks for a lawyer unless the suspect starts the conversation.

Question presented

Whether this Court should reconsider the rule of Edwards that there is an irrebuttable presumption of involuntariness of a waiver of the prophylactic Miranda counsel warning once asserted unless the accused initiates the discussion, so that any statement obtained consistent with the Fifth Amendment—a voluntary one—is admissible?

What happens next

The petition was distributed for the Court's November 13, 2026 conference. The Court must decide whether to hear it; no oral argument or decision date is scheduled.

Documents

1

Key filings

Stored filings: 1View on supremecourt.gov

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Docket activity

8

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    Nov 12, 2026 · Court records

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  • Brief added: Petition

    Sep 21, 2026 · Court records

Sources

Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.

Checked Nov 12, 2026Methodology

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