The Background: In a shareholder class action, the plaintiff sought discovery of documents from the defendant partnership in relation to alleged statutory contraventions associated with its role as ...

Misconduct in the securities industry can give rise to both criminal and regulatory liability. One problem that arises from this overlap is the potential for state-compelled self-incrimination. In the ...

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution holds, among other protections, that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself ... ." It is commonly known as the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases on Wednesday — one that focuses on the right against self-incrimination and another that looks at when prosecutors can seize defendants' assets.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination is a cornerstone protection guaranteed by the United States Constitution. It provides, among other things, that no person “shall be compelled ...

A federal district court in Vermont has ruled that the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination does not bar the government from requiring Sebastien Boucher, who faces charges of possessing ...

Harvey Weinstein is asking a New York federal judge to stay Alexandra Canosa's civil suit against him, arguing his poor health makes giving a deposition practically impossible and his pending criminal ...

On Monday, the Supreme Court made it more difficult for people suspected of a crime to invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and to remain silent. In the case of Salinas v.

As Bill Cosby awaits his sentencing date, one big question is brewing: What are the entertainer’s best grounds to appeal his conviction? Under Pennsylvania law, Cosby will not be able to start ...

To the Editors of the CRIMSON: The suggestion has been made to the writers of this letter that confusion has arisen in many minds about the use and the limitations of the privilege against ...