At issue in Dickerson v. United States was Section 3501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, which stated that the admissibility of statements should turn only on whether they were voluntarily made, not only on whether:

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Section 3501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 attempted to overrule the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona, which requires law enforcement to advise suspects of their rights before a custodial interrogation. The law stated that the admissibility of statements should turn only on whether they were voluntarily made, not on whether Miranda warnings had been given. The Supreme Court in Dickerson v. United States held that Miranda was a constitutional decision and could not be overturned by a statute. Therefore, the admissibility of statements must still be based on whether the Miranda warnings were given alongside whether the statement was voluntarily made.

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