· 6/2/1980
Christian v. Texas
Citations
- 446 U.S. 984
- 100 S. Ct. 2966
- 64 L. Ed. 2d 841
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 1919
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- it is not a deprivation of rights to require a litigant to choose between invoking the Fifth Amendment privilege in a civil case, thereby risking a loss, or alternatively answering the questions, thus risking criminal prosecution
- it is not a deprivation of rights to require a litigant to choose between invoking the Fifth Amendment privilege in a civil case, thereby risking a loss, or alternatively answering the questions, thus risking criminal prosecution
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