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Senate panel votes to hold #Fauci in #contempt of Congress over #Covid hearing.
Good luck proving contempt charges! #RandPaul
Asserting #FifthAmendment is a constitutionally protected right.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/fauci-senate-contempt-vote-covid
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#Trump invoked the #FifthAmendment nearly 450 times in the #NYAG’s civil probe of his fraudulent business practices (he was found liable).
Trump answered only one question, about his name, during the 4-hour deposition.
So all the #Republicans saying Dr. #Fauci is doing something wrong by exercising his Constitutional rights can shove it.
#COVID #ConspiracyTheories #RepublicanGoons #MafiaState #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law
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#Trump invoked the #FifthAmendment nearly 450 times in the #NYAG’s civil probe of his fraudulent business practices (he was found liable).
Trump answered only one question, about his name, during the 4-hour deposition.
So all the #Republicans saying Dr. #Fauci is doing something wrong by exercising his Constitutional rights can shove it.
#COVID #ConspiracyTheories #RepublicanGoons #MafiaState #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law
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The hearing is supposed to be about investigating the origins of the #coronavirus, but #Republicans are largely using it to attack & disparage Dr. #Fauci personally, trying to paint a picture of him as pursuing fame & money at Americans’ expense, & mocking him for taking the #FifthAmendment.
Senator #BernieMoreno, Republican of Ohio, says aloud one main consequence of today’s hearing: It will produce video clips that Republicans can use to campaign. -Sick🤬
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The hearing is supposed to be about investigating the origins of the #coronavirus, but #Republicans are largely using it to attack & disparage Dr. #Fauci personally, trying to paint a picture of him as pursuing fame & money at Americans’ expense, & mocking him for taking the #FifthAmendment.
Senator #BernieMoreno, Republican of Ohio, says aloud one main consequence of today’s hearing: It will produce video clips that Republicans can use to campaign. -Sick🤬
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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who spent nearly four decades as the government’s top #InfectiousDisease expert, refused on Wednesday to answer any questions from a #Senate committee investigating the origins of #Covid19. Dr. #Fauci accused the committee’s #Republican chairman, #RandPaul, of having an “unhinged obsession with me,” before repeatedly invoking his #FifthAmendment right not to incriminate himself.
#Trump #MafiaState #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law
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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who spent nearly four decades as the government’s top #InfectiousDisease expert, refused on Wednesday to answer any questions from a #Senate committee investigating the origins of #Covid19. Dr. #Fauci accused the committee’s #Republican chairman, #RandPaul, of having an “unhinged obsession with me,” before repeatedly invoking his #FifthAmendment right not to incriminate himself.
#Trump #MafiaState #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law
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Ms. Prost & Ms. Bossa also claim that blocking their US-based bank accounts violated the #FifthAmendment, which requires #DueProcess under #US #law.
“Targeting international judges for carrying out their judicial duties is an unprecedented attack on judicial independence & the rule of law,” said James A. Goldston, executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, a rights-focused legal organization that is representing Ms. Prost in the case.
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Ms. Prost & Ms. Bossa also claim that blocking their US-based bank accounts violated the #FifthAmendment, which requires #DueProcess under #US #law.
“Targeting international judges for carrying out their judicial duties is an unprecedented attack on judicial independence & the rule of law,” said James A. Goldston, executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, a rights-focused legal organization that is representing Ms. Prost in the case.
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Photo of the Day 13th June 2026.
On This Day 13th June 2026.https://madcam.co.uk/2026/06/13/photo-of-the-day-13th-june-2026/
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Since Brown’s firing was racially motivated, the lawsuit alleges, it “therefore violated Mr. Brown’s constitutional rights under the #FifthAmendment.” The lawsuit also points to people of color being dismissed at agencies including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Reserve, and the Library of Congress. lawsuit cited Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and the fact that Brown’s replacement, John DeLeeuw, is white.
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Since Brown’s firing was racially motivated, the lawsuit alleges, it “therefore violated Mr. Brown’s constitutional rights under the #FifthAmendment.” The lawsuit also points to people of color being dismissed at agencies including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Reserve, and the Library of Congress. lawsuit cited Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and the fact that Brown’s replacement, John DeLeeuw, is white.
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#MSNOW ’s @[email protected] analyses #DonaldTrump ’s MANY attempted distractions from the #Epsteinfiles on the day that #GhislaineMaxwell pleaded the #FifthAmendment to questions asked in a deposition with members of the #HouseOversightCommittee. youtu.be/ATmQdeilnNk?...
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#MSNOW ’s @[email protected] analyses #DonaldTrump ’s MANY attempted distractions from the #Epsteinfiles on the day that #GhislaineMaxwell pleaded the #FifthAmendment to questions asked in a deposition with members of the #HouseOversightCommittee. youtu.be/ATmQdeilnNk?...
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Ghislaine Maxwell declined to cooperate with a House Oversight Committee deposition, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights as lawmakers press ahead with investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse network. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/epstein-aide-ghislaine-maxwell-refuses-to-testify-before-us-house-panel-invokes-fifth-amendment-qsmua2ha?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein #USCongress #FifthAmendment
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#GhislaineMaxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey #Epstein who is serving a federal #SexTrafficking sentence, invoked her #FifthAmendment right in response to every question asked during a deposition before the House #Oversight Cmte on Monday.
Rep Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, one of the #Democrats on the Oversight Cmte, condemned Ghislaine Maxwell’s pursuit of #clemency during her deposition, but also faulted #Trump for not shutting down the idea.
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#GhislaineMaxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey #Epstein who is serving a federal #SexTrafficking sentence, invoked her #FifthAmendment right in response to every question asked during a deposition before the House #Oversight Cmte on Monday.
Rep Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, one of the #Democrats on the Oversight Cmte, condemned Ghislaine Maxwell’s pursuit of #clemency during her deposition, but also faulted #Trump for not shutting down the idea.
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Ghislaine Maxwell in 2026: Life Inside the Federal Correctional Institution #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinFiles #Epstein #FifthAmendment https://www.gsnsp.com/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-life-fpc-bryan-updates/
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The #House #Oversight Committee will this morning depose #GhislaineMaxwell, the longtime companion of #JeffreyEpstein who is in prison on federal #SexTrafficking charges.
Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, is expected to invoke her #FifthAmendment right against self-incrimination & decline to answer questions, according to Democratic members of the committee.
#EpsteinFiles #law #power #rape
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/09/us/president-trump-news/ecb9e0ea-9037-5d3c-804f-2bd4a7560c66?smid=url-share -
The #House #Oversight Committee will this morning depose #GhislaineMaxwell, the longtime companion of #JeffreyEpstein who is in prison on federal #SexTrafficking charges.
Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, is expected to invoke her #FifthAmendment right against self-incrimination & decline to answer questions, according to Democratic members of the committee.
#EpsteinFiles #law #power #rape
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/09/us/president-trump-news/ecb9e0ea-9037-5d3c-804f-2bd4a7560c66?smid=url-share -
@johnpfaff.bsky.social A simple start for #CBP would be to confine them to the border, ports of entry, and hot pursuit of suspects fleeing therefrom. Prohibit them using any force (save only in self-defence under the same legal constraints and non-immunity as any private individual) or taking any armed or official action anywhere else or in any other circumstance. That alone is insufficient, but it would substantially reduce the harm while working out other changes.
After that, make them mandatory reporters: by criminalizing failure to report offences by colleagues and failure to preserve and produce evidence of offences by colleagues, committed at any time since the earlier of the beginning of the officer's career or the date of the first offence by a colleague of which the officer knows, except where the Fifth Amendment or the Garrity Rule would pertain.
IIUC (#lawfedi, feel free to correct me here), while the #fifthAmendment prohibits compelling testifying against oneself, it does not prohibit compelling testifying against others. And while Article I § 9(3) & 10(1) of the US #Constitution prohibit retroactive criminalization of acts or omissions, it does not prohibit compelling disclosure of facts and evidence about others of acts or omissions which were, at the time of occurrence, already crimes.
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@johnpfaff.bsky.social A simple start for #CBP would be to confine them to the border, ports of entry, and hot pursuit of suspects fleeing therefrom. Prohibit them using any force (save only in self-defence under the same legal constraints and non-immunity as any private individual) or taking any armed or official action anywhere else or in any other circumstance. That alone is insufficient, but it would substantially reduce the harm while working out other changes.
After that, make them mandatory reporters: by criminalizing failure to report offences by colleagues and failure to preserve and produce evidence of offences by colleagues, committed at any time since the earlier of the beginning of the officer's career or the date of the first offence by a colleague of which the officer knows, except where the Fifth Amendment or the Garrity Rule would pertain.
IIUC (#lawfedi, feel free to correct me here), while the #fifthAmendment prohibits compelling testifying against oneself, it does not prohibit compelling testifying against others. And while Article I § 9(3) & 10(1) of the US #Constitution prohibit retroactive criminalization of acts or omissions, it does not prohibit compelling disclosure of facts and evidence about others of acts or omissions which were, at the time of occurrence, already crimes.
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Military ban on HIV-positive enlistees could set dangerous precedent, experts warn
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/defense-department-hiv-positive-enlistees
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That action, Cook & her lawyers argue, violated her rights under the #US #Constitution's #FifthAmendment, which provides that no person may be "deprived of life, liberty or property without #DueProcess of #law."
The case, which could imperil the #independence of the world's most important #CentralBank, tests whether #Trump had adequate "#cause" under #federal law to remove Cook. But it also is a fight over whether the way Trump sought to oust Cook was fair.
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That action, Cook & her lawyers argue, violated her rights under the #US #Constitution's #FifthAmendment, which provides that no person may be "deprived of life, liberty or property without #DueProcess of #law."
The case, which could imperil the #independence of the world's most important #CentralBank, tests whether #Trump had adequate "#cause" under #federal law to remove Cook. But it also is a fight over whether the way Trump sought to oust Cook was fair.
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Judge: #Trump violated #FifthAmendment by ending #energy grants in only #blueStates
Trump's blatant #discrimination came on the same day as the government shut down last fall. In total, 315 grants were terminated in October, ending support for 223 projects worth approximately $7.5 billion…All the awardees, except for one, were based in states where Donald Trump lost the majority vote to Kamala Harris in 2024.
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Judge: #Trump violated #FifthAmendment by ending #energy grants in only #blueStates
Trump's blatant #discrimination came on the same day as the government shut down last fall. In total, 315 grants were terminated in October, ending support for 223 projects worth approximately $7.5 billion…All the awardees, except for one, were based in states where Donald Trump lost the majority vote to Kamala Harris in 2024.
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FBI agents fired for kneeling at George Floyd protest sue Kash Patel, other admin members
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/fired-fbi-agents-sue-patel
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Judge concludes that an immigrant ordered free on payment of bond can remain locked up for five more months before his rights are violated
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/judge-concludes-immigrant-ordered-free-payment-bond-can-remain-locked
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Judge concludes that an immigrant ordered free on payment of bond can remain locked up for five more months before his rights are violated
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/judge-concludes-immigrant-ordered-free-payment-bond-can-remain-locked
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Cobb also forcefully rejected the #Trump admin’s argument…that immigrants who crossed the border illegally forfeited certain protections, such as the right to fight their removal in court. She warned the argument was so broad it could easily ensnare US citizens.
“In defending this skimpy process, the government makes a truly startling argument: that those who entered the country illegally are entitled to no process under the #FifthAmendment…,” she wrote.
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Cobb also forcefully rejected the #Trump admin’s argument…that immigrants who crossed the border illegally forfeited certain protections, such as the right to fight their removal in court. She warned the argument was so broad it could easily ensnare US citizens.
“In defending this skimpy process, the government makes a truly startling argument: that those who entered the country illegally are entitled to no process under the #FifthAmendment…,” she wrote.
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#House #Oversight Committee on Tuesday declined a request from #GhislaineMaxwell #lawyers to grant her #immunity in exchange for #testifying to #Congress.
Maxwell's lawyers said in a letter Tuesday that Maxwell, an associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, would be willing to testify if she received formal immunity, alongside other requests. Otherwise, she would assert her #FifthAmendment rights and decline to testify, they said. #law #legal #testimony #coverup #trump #maga #democracy -
#House #Oversight Committee on Tuesday declined a request from #GhislaineMaxwell #lawyers to grant her #immunity in exchange for #testifying to #Congress.
Maxwell's lawyers said in a letter Tuesday that Maxwell, an associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, would be willing to testify if she received formal immunity, alongside other requests. Otherwise, she would assert her #FifthAmendment rights and decline to testify, they said. #law #legal #testimony #coverup #trump #maga #democracy -
“What the federal government would have this Court believe — in the face of a mountain of evidence presented in this case — is that none of this is actually happening,” the judge wrote.
She said that “roving patrols” without reasonable suspicion violated the #FourthAmendment of the #Constitution & that denying access to lawyers violated the #FifthAmendment.
#law #immigration #DueProcess #CivilRights #Judiciary #Trump #Gestapo #AbuseOfPower #tyranny
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“What the federal government would have this Court believe — in the face of a mountain of evidence presented in this case — is that none of this is actually happening,” the judge wrote.
She said that “roving patrols” without reasonable suspicion violated the #FourthAmendment of the #Constitution & that denying access to lawyers violated the #FifthAmendment.
#law #immigration #DueProcess #CivilRights #Judiciary #Trump #Gestapo #AbuseOfPower #tyranny
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#DueProcess, we hardly knew ye
Murdered in cold blood by a 6-3 majority
#SCOTUS #immigration #FifthAmendment
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The National Association for the #Deaf is suing #Trump, #JDVance, WH chief of staff #SusieWiles & WH propagandist #KarolineLeavitt, for no longer providing #SignLanguage interpreters for press briefings or any other events.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047.1.0.pdf
#law #ASL #discrimination #access #communication #FirstAmendment #FifthAmendment
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The National Association for the #Deaf is suing #Trump, #JDVance, WH chief of staff #SusieWiles & WH propagandist #KarolineLeavitt, for no longer providing #SignLanguage interpreters for press briefings or any other events.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047.1.0.pdf
#law #ASL #discrimination #access #communication #FirstAmendment #FifthAmendment
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New filing yesterday in #MahmoudKhalil's case: Petitioner’s Supplemental Brief Regarding Vagueness Claims
The #Trump policy of targeting #noncitizens who speak out for #Palestinian rights & #MarcoRubio's use of the "foreign policy ground" for #deportation are impermissibly vague, & violate #FirstAmendment & #FifthAmendment rights.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.233.0.pdf
#law #Constitution #immigration #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #Dictatorship #AmericanAutocracy #AbuseOfPower
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"the #FifthAmendment expressly states that “No *person* shall … be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of #law….”...
You don’t have to be a lawyer to understand that this means everyone in the #US... is entitled to #DueProcess. To say you “don’t know” whether you can agree w/the clear language of the #5thAmendment means you aren’t even trying to defend the #Constitution. Rather, you are dismissing and defying it."
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Judge #BerylHowell struck down in its entirety #Trump's punitive #ExecutiveOrder targeting #LawFirm #PerkinsCoie as a violation of the US #Constitution's protections for #FreeSpeech & #DueProcess.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278290/gov.uscourts.dcd.278290.184.0.pdf
#law #SummaryJudgment #Injunction #FirstAmendment #FifthAmendment #SixthAmendment #RevengePolitics
