the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, containing the Grand Jury Clause, was ratified. The Supreme Court has not, however, given the Clause a robust interpretation. The Court has concluded ...

No person shall be held to answer for a capital or other infamous crime unless on presentation of indictment of a Grand Jury ... just compensation. --Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of ...

A federal shield law for reporters would give the institutional press rights far beyond those of ordinary citizens.

In addition, the Fifth Amendment allows prosecutors to use a grand jury to evaluate evidence against a suspect before actually charging her. It also requires due process of law, or fair procedures ...