And lawyers representing taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts are asking the United States Supreme Court to clarify the scope of the privilege against self-incrimination in this important context.

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And simply because the government can request them (what records can the government not request?) should not make them so public that the privilege against self-incrimination no longer applies to them.

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Relevant case law has revolved around the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

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In the United States, relevant case law has revolved around the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination as there is currently no specific law regarding key disclosure.

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You try to quash the subpoena based on your Constitutional privilege against self-incrimination, since handing over the records clearly would incriminate you.

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Among other issues, they cited the requirement that a defendant "cooperate" with examining psychiatrists as a violation of the defendant's privilege against compelled self-incrimination.

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