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The Fifth Amendment. You have the right to remain silent when you’re being questioned in police custody, thanks to the Fifth’s protection against self-incrimination. But most people end up talking to police anyway. Why? Today on Throughline’s We the People: the Fifth Amendment, the right to remain silent, and how hard it can be to use it. This episode originally ran in March 2025.
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Guests:
Donald Dripps, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego.
Corinna Barrett Lain, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law.