March 18 is the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark case that recognized a person’s right to counsel in a criminal case.

Saturday, March 18, 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright that criminal defendants have a right to a lawyer.

The decision applied retroactively to convicts who had been tried without lawyers, and, just as the lawmen expected, by 1965 Gideon v. Wainwright had freed more than 1,000 Florida prisoners.

This week marks the 60th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court case that guaranteed criminal defendants the right to a lawyer. That guarantee has been challenged by budgets and high demand.

Sixty years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright. The court held that states must abide by the Sixth Amendment and that those whose liberty is threatened ...

March 18 is the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, requiring that people who cannot afford lawyers are provided with a public defender.

Sixty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court's Gideon v. Wainwright decision established one of the most vital components of our justice system by recognizing that people accused of a crime have a ...

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), entrenched in American folklore by a bestselling book and a popular film, was one of the most famous decisions rendered by the Warren court.

This week marks the 60th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court ruling. In Gideon v. Wainwright, the high court said everyone, regardless of income, has a fundamental right to a lawyer. Here's ...

March 18 is the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark case that recognized a person’s right to counsel in a criminal case.