80 percent of criminal defendants require court appointed lawyers. In 1963, the U. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. That a qualified defense attorney must be assigned to every person who cannot afford one. 50 years later, the promise of Gideon still goes unfulfilled. JUSTICE IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH EFFECTIVE PUBLIC DEFENSE COUNSEL. A book by Karen Houppert. An HBO Documentary Films Presentation and 2013 Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival. Produced by The Constitution Project.

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. In a new data brief. From the Office of Minority Health. Analysis of the 2012 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Found disparities remain for ethnic minority adult males aged 19-64. Approximately 40 percent of African-American and Latino males aged 35 and younger are uninsured. Based on these findings, the da.

Center for Law and Social Responsibility. Center for International Law and Policy. United States and a Right to Counsel for the Rich. Counsel of their choosing, while the identical Amendment does not provide an indigent defendant access. Yes, the Court found, although not for any reason that commanded a majority.