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 ...

The Fifth Amendment is one of the 10 articles in the Bill of Rights that was ratified in 1791. The rights guaranteed in the amendment apply to every U.S. citizen or resident and are further protected ...

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 ...

First Brands Group founder Patrick James said he’d likely plead his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if ...

Jefferies Financial Group is pressing to question First Brands founder Patrick James under oath, saying the former chief executive officer potentially invoking his Constitutional right against ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...