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Fifth Amendment
The Cohen case and attorney-client privilege
The recent raid on the office of Michael Cohen, one of President Trump’s personal lawyers, has raised a number of questions on…
Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution
Some of the most significant Supreme Court cases in history were controversies that were started by, or on behalf, of public…
The Supreme Court takes on a big Double Jeopardy case
On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a dispute about a defendant’s claim to double jeopardy if they have…
Could the Fifth Amendment play a role in the Mueller investigation?
As special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly negotiates with Donald Trump’s lawyers for an interview the President, legal…
Judge blocks Trump ban on transgender troops
On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Court for the District of Columbia temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to ban…
Utah county jumps into Louisiana frog habitat case
A dispute now at the Supreme Court over an alleged Louisiana frog habitat has led to an interesting set of amicus briefs,…
Groups sue Trump over transgender military policy
Two advocacy groups have filed suit against President Donald Trump on Fifth Amendment grounds after the President said on Twitter…
Interactive Constitution: Grand Juries and the Fifth Amendment
What are the basic underpinnings of a federal grand jury? In the excerpt from the National Constitution Center’s Interactive…
In cross-border shooting case, Supremes ask lower court to try again
On Monday, the Supreme Court erased the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in Hernández v. Mesa and asked the court to reconsider in light…
Supreme Court decides Takings Clause case as term winds down
The Supreme Court has ruled on an important test first posed by Justice William Brennan nearly 40 years ago about property rights,…
