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For litigants in foreign courts, 28 U.S.C. § 1782 has long been a promising, if finicky, tool to access discoverable materials by filing an ex parte application in U.S. federal district court. The statute provides certain...more
On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling reinforcing the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination and clarifying the attorney-client privilege in the...more
It was long believed by many that if a defendant in a domestic violence hearing plead the 5th Amendment (i.e. chose not to testify on the grounds that it might incriminate him/herself), that the court could draw an adverse...more
El Plan de Pensiones de Malta ha captado la atención tanto de contribuyentes americanos como del IRS debido a sus atractivos beneficios fiscales. Diversos contribuyentes aprovecharon las ventajas fiscales que ofrecía el...more
Electronic information in various forms is now a common feature in the investigation and prosecution of crimes. The search for and use of that information presents issues under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments as well...more
Written by Paul Desmond in the key of E-flat minor and performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet using a funky quintuple (5/4) time, “Take Five” is and was the biggest selling jazz single of all time. But it is also slang for...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we go through an attack plan for how you might approach a Miranda issue on an exam question, and look at specific rules...more
In the Bouchard case rendered in July 2023, many years after the Supreme Court of Canada rendered the Jarvis decision, the Court of Québec concluded that the fundamental rights of medical specialists (i) against...more
“[A]ny lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances.” – Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949) (Justice Jackson, concurring) - “Tried to take the...more
Family lawyers don’t run into the 5th Amendment often but when it happens time stands still. If we lived in a world where lawyers engaged in free discovery and deposed every party and witness this issue would be known in...more
One of the oldest forms of taking evidence in a court of law is by way of producing witnesses. In the UAE, witnesses are governed according to: •Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2022, on Promulgating the Law of Evidence in...more
In a decision with potential far-reaching implications, the Sixth Circuit federal appeals court this week preserved a witness’s right against self-incrimination at trial in a civil case where deposition testimony had...more
In a recent opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in which held that the “use of an un-Mirandized statement against a defendant in a criminal proceeding violates the Fifth...more
Federal criminal cases can broadly be divided into four phases: (i) the government’s investigation, (ii) grand jury proceedings, (iii) pretrial practice, and (iv) trial. The empanelment of a grand jury is a critical juncture,...more
An Ohio Court of Appeals recently weighed in on the proper protocols one must take in order to successfully assert one’s Fifth Amendment Constitutional Right against self-incrimination in relation to a discovery request in a...more
The United States Supreme Court has recently held that a violation of the Miranda procedure does not necessarily create cause of action for a violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In reaching...more
When the police, acting under the color of law, deprive a person of their civil or constitutional rights, the person generally has two remedies. First, if they are the victim of an unconstitutional search or seizure, a forced...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing a topic from Criminal Law and Procedure. Join us as we look at the exclusionary rule and Miranda warnings, grounded in the Fourth Amendment. In this...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing a topic from Criminal Law and Procedure. Join us as we look at the exclusionary rule and Miranda warnings, grounded in the Fourth Amendment. In this...more
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - DOL Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Increase Wages for Workers on Government Contracts - The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish standards and...more
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently overturned Bill Cosby’s 2018 conviction for crimes of sexual assault. Most have focused on the justness of this outcome. But the court’s 79-page opinion also has implications for how...more
The Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination has become a staple of American culture as it has worked its way into movies and television. These representations are almost always in the context of a criminal case,...more
“Pleading the Fifth” is one of the most commonly known phrases in our legal system, and the right against self-incrimination is one of the Constitution’s most meaningful protections. That said, in the corporate fraud context,...more
As the nation’s chief domestic investigative agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has substantial authority to collect information through a variety of different means. This includes utilizing subpoenas to compel...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're focusing on criminal procedure, specifically two constitutional protections afforded to accused persons by the 5th Amendment – the privilege against...more