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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...
Should people too poor to hire a lawyer fend for themselves? Of course not | Opinion
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNational Public Defense Day is commemorated every year on March 18. On that day in 1963, the United...
'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...
Immigrants are excluded from the right to legal representation. It's time to change that.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIbrahima Keita waited outside the immigration court for hours, but his attorney never came to...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas moves to reverse the legacy of his predecessor, Thurgood...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThurgood Marshall, left, had a very different view of the purpose of the Supreme Court than his...