Does the Fifth Amendment apply to the federal government?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gould v. Ahlin, Case No. 1:18-cv-00076-LJO-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2018):
Plaintiff alleges a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment. "[T]he Fifth Amendment's due process clause applies only to the federal government." Bingue v. Prunchak,
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