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March 1, 2009

Taking the 5th

Something I just realized, reading the section of my constitutional law textbook about due process and incorporation: despite the television shows, there was for a long time no 5th amendment right against self-incrimination in state court.
Admittedly many states have such a right in their state constitutions, but the supreme court wouldn’t enforce the 5th [...]

Filed by Cally at March 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized
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