Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1964-06-15

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Mr. Justice Goldberg delivered the opinion of the Court. We have held today that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination must be deemed fully applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment. Malloy v. Hogan, ante, p. 1. This case presents a related issue: whether one jurisdiction within our federal structure may compel a witness, whom it has immunized from prosecution…

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