The most popular programs for the Fifth Amendment Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=436 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:25 GMT Matthew Shimura's video, [The Constitution and the Camps: Due Process and the Japanese-American Internment], was the grand prize winner in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam documentary contest. He is a ninth grader at Punahou School in Honolulu. The local cable company was Time Warner. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on the significance of any provision of the U.S. Constitution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304715-27 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304715-27 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about business practices at Enron, allegations of misleading accounting practices by company officials and auditors, and the eventual financial collapse of the company. Several executives refused to answer questions from the committee, citing their rights under the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168570-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168570-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case [Miranda v. Arizona], concerning the Fifth Amendment rights of Ernesto Miranda. He signed a confession of kidnapping and rape without being informed of his constitutional rights to remain silent, to have a lawyer present when questioned, and to have the court appoint an attorney for those who cannot afford to pay for counsel. The Supreme Court decided [Miranda v. Arizona] with three other consolidated cases: [Westover v. United States], [Vignera v. New York], and [California v. Stewart]. This program consists of an audio recording presented with still images of participants as they spoke. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59250-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59250-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two women who contracted salmonella from tainted eggs testified before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. A Food and Drug Administration deputy commissioner and the owners of the two egg companies also testified. Austin DeCoster apologized to those who were sickened by eggs from his farm. Orland Bethel invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when asked about conditions at his operation. The hearing was interrupted by protestors during Austin DeCoster's testimony. Chairman Stupak and Ranking Member Burgess disagreed on a procedural issue related to Congressman Burgess reading a statement in defense of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn. Some Democratic members of the committee claimed during their opening statements that Senator Coburn was blocking a food safety bill in the Senate. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295597-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295597-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Michaele and Tareq Salahi testified on their attendance at a White House State Dinner on November 24, 2009. The Salahis, who were uninvited to the dinner, invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291498-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291498-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about auditing practices at Arthur Andersen and the destruction of documents relating to Enron finances. When asked to speak about his role in the matter, Mr. Duncan refused to answer members' questions, citing his constitutional right not to incriminate himself. Other officials then testified about practices at Arthur Andersen, reasons behind the document destruction, and mistakes made by the firm. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168351-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168351-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery. According to an Army report, as many as 6,600 graves were misidentified, improperly marked, or indicated personnel were buried in the wrong graves due to bad record keeping. John Metzler in his testimony said he took "full responsibility" for the problems but rebutted some of the findings in the Army report. Thurman Higginbotham left the hearing early after asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to several questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294821-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294821-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Powers testified about his investigation into financial practices at Enron and the responsibility of various board members in the financial collapse of the committee. Mr. Lay refused to answer questions, invoking his rights against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168637-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168637-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Terumi Rafferty-Osaki talked about the Due Process Clause of the 5th Amendment and Japanese-American internment camps. He discussed the history of the camps and how they came into being, and he also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305699-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305699-5 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Professor Irons spoke by remote link about the case of [Miranda vs. Arizona] in which a man, Ernesto Miranda, was convicted of rape and kidnapping on the basis of a confession. The case became a test case for the American Civil Liberties Union which advocated a qualified attorney for all defendants. The oral argument itself may be found under program ID 59250-1. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59486-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/59486-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Current and former company executives testified about accounting errors that resulted in a $4 billion mistake on reports of company earnings. Mr. Ebbers and Mr. Sullivan refused to answer questions from committee members, citing Constitutional protections under the Fifth Amendment. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171033-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171033-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Martin testified about accounting and consulting practices at Merrill Lynch as they related to the Enron financial collapse. Mr. Tilney and Mr. Furst appeared at the hearing, but invoked their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. At issue were potential conflicts of interest between auditing and consulting functions of the relationship between Enron and Merrill Lynch, charges that Enron had unduly influenced Merrill Lynch to inflate stock purchase recommendations, and other potential illegal or unethical practices. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171598-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171598-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on pretexting and methods used by company officials at Hewlett-Packard to uncover leaks about corporate business decisions. In the first panel called before the committee, witnesses were each asked a specific question about the scandal and each exercised their Fifth Amendment right to not answer. Ann Baskins, who was the company's top lawyer until she suddenly resigned prior to the hearing that same morning, confirmed her resignation and then respectfully declined to answer questions. In following panels Patricia Dunn and others responded to accusations that she aided or condoned a widespread surveillance campaign against HP board of directors, journalists and their families. Ms. Dunn repeatedly said she was not aware of the methods investigators used to obtain personal calling records, and maintained her position after being asked about a memo saying it was "probable" that she had been informed that pretexting -- impersonating people to obtain information -- was necessary to acquire phone records. Chief executive Mark Hurd assumed more responsibility while denying knowledge of possible illegal tactics. He admitted that his lack of involvement contributed to an investigation that overreached and damaged the company's reputation. During the course of the hearing members interrupted Ms. Dunn, Mr. Adler and Mr. Sonsini and questioned management practices that led the company into behaviors such as sending false information to a reporter, sitting outside of journalists' and board members' homes, and impersonating people to obtain private phone records. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194519-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194519-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The subcommittee heard testimony about the financial collapse of HealthSouth, the largest U.S. provider of outpatient rehabilitation services. Mr. Scrushy refused to testify, citing his Fifth Amendment rights. A video clip was shown of Mike Wallace interviewing Mr. Scrushy on CBS' "60 Minutes". On November 4 Richard Scrushy was charged with 85 federal counts of fraud under the new Sarbanes-Oxley law. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178688-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178688-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Goodling testified about her knowledge of plans to dismiss several U.S. attorneys at the Justice Department, the role the White House might have played in the decision, and her duties at the department. After invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination, she testified under a grant of immunity that she has sometimes "crossed the line" in asking about political affiliations when interviewing and hiring assistant U.S. attorneys and that she was not directly involved in the final decisions on dismissals. She also talked about conversations and meetings with both Assistant Attorney General McNulty and Attorney General Gonzales on the matter and their previous testimony before congressional committees. Her testimony was sometimes interrupted by points of order and parliamentary inquiry made by Republican members who generally objected to the conduct of the hearing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198243-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198243-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Barry Cadden invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and would not testify at a hearing on the meningitis outbreak earlier in 2012 that was linked to 32 deaths in 19 states, and sickened 440 others. The outbreak was traced to his Massachusetts-based pharmacy that manufactured the contaminated injections. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309397-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309397-2 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about the safety and adverse side effects of the dietary supplement Ephedra. They also talked about the distribution and marketing of the supplement, as well as charges that companies sold it knowing the potential health risks. Mr. Ellis, Mr. Brown and Mr. Rodriguez refused to answer the committee's questions, invoking their Fifth Amendment privilege. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/177533-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/177533-2 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Simon Yeo and Tucker Hemphill's were interviewed about their video, [Due Process in the Digital Age]. The film was one of the middle school section third prize winners in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam documentary contest. They are eighth graders at the Lab School of Washington, D.C. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on the significance of any provision of the U.S. Constitution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304716-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304716-9 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Judge Janice Rogers Brown spoke about the future of the First Amendment. She remarked on parallels between the economic marketplace and the marketplace of ideas and therefore how the state of the Fifth Amendment might foreshadow treatment of the First Amendment. She responded to questions from members of the audience. The Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture "The Once and Future First Amendment" was part of a Cato Institute symposium called "The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue. A Look at the October 2006 and October 2007 Terms." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200780-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200780-5 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT In separate interviews, guests discussed the upcoming decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which they will further define the taking clause established within [Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council]. The Court will decide if landowners are entitled to compensation when state governments prohibit development for reasons of public health and safety. Video clips were also shown of news conferences outside the Supreme Court building. Mr. Lewis is attorney for David Lucas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24830-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24830-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Tigue and Mr. Green talked about several free speech cases before the Supreme Court, including a case which would decide if nude dancing could be considered free expression. They also responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153518-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153518-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Cheh talked about the rights afforded citizens by the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination. Her remarks preceded a hearing on the Enron financial collapse at which former Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lay was anticipated to invoke those rights. She also responded to viewer comments and questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168636-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168636-4 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Following debate in the U.S. Supreme Court on the case [Dolan vs. City of Tigard], participants in the case commented outside the building. In this case, the Supreme Court will decide how local governments regulate land use without violating the Fifth Amendment Guarantee. Mr. Smith and Mr. Moshofsky spoke on behalf of Dolan and Mr. Ramos spoke on behalf of the city of Tigard. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/55553-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/55553-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Leahy spoke to reporters about legislation he is sponsoring to reform the administration of capital punishment, following the exoneration of several inmates. His legislation would allow for inmates to use DNA evidence in their defense. Other participants talked about the problems of false convictions. After their comments, they answered questions from reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155363-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155363-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The subcommittee continues investigations of misuse of funds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Chairman Tom Lantos enforces a house rule permitting former HUD secretary Samuel Pierce to bar media coverage of his testimony. When television and radio communications resume, Chairman Lantos reports that Mr. Pierce had entered, invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly and left the hearing room. Committee members then give their responses to the actions of Mr. Pierce. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9246-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9246-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9855-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/9855-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT As part of an annual conference of conservative organizations, participants discussed how the federal government limits the right of private property for individuals. They examined threats to private property from the Clinton administration, the United Nations and the environmental movement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/79502-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/79502-1 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT