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title: "United States V. Greenfield: A Triumph Of The Fifth Amendment’s Act Of Production Privilege; Or Confirmation That The Privilege Can Be Entirely Abrogated By Any Act Of Congress, Or Even By A Treasury Regulation?"
description: By Caroline Rule The Tax Lawyer In 1976, in Fisher v. United States, the Supreme Court first…
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# [United States V. Greenfield: A Triumph Of The Fifth Amendment’s Act Of Production Privilege; Or Confirmation That The Privilege Can Be Entirely Abrogated By Any Act Of Congress, Or Even By A Treasury Regulation?](https://kostelanetz.com/publications/united-states-v-greenfield-a-triumph-of-the-fifth-amendments-act-of-production-privilege-or-confirmation-that-the-privilege-can-be-entirely-abrogated-by-any-act-o)

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By [Caroline Rule](https://www.kflaw.com/caroline_rule)  
 The Tax Lawyer

In 1976, in *Fisher v. United States*, the Supreme Court first recognized the “act of production privilege” as being a necessary component of the Fifth Amendment’s privilege against self-incrimination. A grand jury subpoena or Service summons does not violate the Fifth Amendment just because documents the government seeks are incriminating; *pre-existing* documents are not the result of government compulsion.

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