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Gideon at 60: Uncivil Justice
Gideon at 60: Uncivil Justice
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today we’re profiling the fight to secure lawyers for people facing eviction and the radical impact that is having in Housing Court. With its 1963 Gideon decision, the Supreme Court guaranteed a lawyer to any poor person facing prison time. For criminal cases, the decision was both sweeping and critically incomplete. On the civil side, … Continue reading Gideon at 60: Uncivil Justice →
Released:
Nov 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
UK’s Justice Secretary Visits Red Hook: Jack Straw, the United Kingdom’s justice secretary and lord chancellor, experiences a judge’s-eye view of the courtroom, quizzes staff about operations, and meets with a group of ex-offenders who have gotten their lives back on track during a visit to ... by New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation