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‘Gideon v. Wainwright’, Fifty Years Later ‘Gideon v. Wainwright’, Fifty Years Later
In its historic decision, the Supreme Court ruled that poor people have a right to a lawyer. But today, our system of indigent defense is shameful.
Mar 20, 2013 / Stephen B. Bright and Sia M. Sanneh