• We the People: The Right to Remain Silent

  • Mar 27 2025
  • Length: 49 mins
  • Podcast

We the People: The Right to Remain Silent

  • Summary

  • 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.

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