Almost all of us have seen a TV crime drama where a criminal suspect refuses to speak with the police and invokes the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The privilege is real, and ...

Donald Trump and his allies are once again facing the consequences of their past actions after the former president announced that he would take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify when faced ...

A divided panel concludes that government officials forced to testify at Flint Water Crisis civil trial did not waive their constitutional right against self-incrimination just because they had ...

The Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination being invoked by President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is a bedrock legal principle. It's enshrined in the ...

A majority of the court concluded the Fifth Amendment's protection against compelled self-incrimination meant the defendant could not have his probation revoked for staying silent. The government, ...

The former finance director of First Brands Group said he’d plead his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if compelled to answer creditor questions at an upcoming deposition, citing a ...

When a man tried to cross the U.S.-Canadian border recently, he placed himself at the center of one of the most important legal issues confronting consumers and lawmakers: protecting privacy in the ...

Former President Donald Trump showed up Wednesday for questioning under oath in New York's civil investigation into his business practices. But he quickly made clear he wouldn't be answering. The ...

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection released more than 30 witness interview transcripts Wednesday from key figures who aided former President Donald Trump’s ...