The purpose and scope of the Fifth Amendment right against compulsory self-incrimination -- Elements of the Fifth Amendment -- Proceedings in which the Fifth Amendment may be asserted -- The process for determining the validity of the assertion -- How the right may be asserted -- Legal consequences of asserting the Fifth Amendment in non-criminal cases -- Stigma and the Fifth Amendment -- Waiver and risk of waiver -- Documents and the Fifth Amendment : the act of production privilege -- Immunity -- The future of the Fifth Amendment.
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