Our Constitution and amendments are the supreme law of America. The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted to the state legislatures in 1789 and ratified two years later. We now study ...

Donald Trump’s decision to plead the Fifth Amendment Wednesday in response to the New York attorney general’s questions about his dealings as a real estate mogul sent many Twitter users down memory ...

Former President Donald Trump declined to answer questions in a deposition by New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office on Wednesday, invoking his right against self-incrimination. The move ...

Following the release of dozens of transcripts, the public now knows that several advisers and associates of former President Donald Trump took the Fifth Amendment when questioned by members of the ...

Here in New York, former President Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination over 440 times on Wednesday as he refused to answer questions posed by New York Attorney General ...

Former special counsel Jack Smith did not invoke his Fifth Amendment rights during eight hours of testimony Wednesday behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman said.

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

Pundit ARTHUR KROCK in the NEW YORK TIMES: THE Fifth Amendment stands in need of defenders because of the motives for which it has been invoked on many occasions in recent times. This may have given a ...

A: The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information. The Fifth Amendment right “to remain ...

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 ...