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· 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

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  • 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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