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Public Defender Office hosting Gideon Week to mark major 1963 U.S. Supreme Court ruling
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAll this week the 19th Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office is celebrating Gideon Week to mark...
'Right to an attorney' only goes so far. Our war on crime leaves injustice in its wake.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSixty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court's Gideon v. Wainwright decision established one of the most...
Gideon v. Wainwright at 60: This is why it matters for Delaware | Opinion
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor years the popular belief has been, if you’re charged with a crime, the last person you want...
Feds pick Miami to roll out effort to help indigent get better access to lawyers
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoUnlike the rich, most people accused of breaking the law need a public defender or a private...
Why Liberal Justices Need to Start Thinking Like Conservatives
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBrett Kavanaugh thumbs through a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution as he testifies during...
Judge strikes down Martinsville school's request to delay enforcement of April injunction
The Reporter-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A federal judge has denied a request from the Metropolitan School District of...
Bridges: Thomas Campbell Clark, the Texan on the U.S. Supreme Court
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThomas Campbell Clark played an important role in shaping many of the civil liberties Americans...
Child Poverty, Income Inequality Spike As COVID Safety Net Retreats
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIncome inequality and child poverty rose in 2022 as the temporary expansion of the social safety net...
If you can't afford an attorney in Iowa, one will be appointed. And you may get a huge bill
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization...
Federal justice leaders announce plans to boost rural legal access in visit to Iowa
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal officials visited Des Moines Tuesday to announce new plans to improve access to affordable...