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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Donald Trump refused Wednesday to answer questions posed to him by the New York attorney general in her investigation into the former president's business dealings. Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former President Donald Trump reportedly invoked the Fifth Amendment hundreds of times during an hourslong deposition with New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday. Near the start of 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 ...