News & Commentary about Right to Counsel

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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Jun 25, 2021

Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19

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Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19

May 19, 2020

When a Two-Year Sentence Becomes a Death Sentence

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When a Two-Year Sentence Becomes a Death Sentence

Nov 15, 2019

The Size of Your Wallet Should Never Determine Your Freedom

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The Size of Your Wallet Should Never Determine Your Freedom

May 16, 2019

Our Government Has Failed to Defend the Sixth Amendment

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Our Government Has Failed to Defend the Sixth Amendment

Oct 12, 2017

Think You Have a Constitutional Right to an Attorney? Not in Many South Carolina Courts

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Think You Have a Constitutional Right to an Attorney? Not in Many South Carolina Courts

Jan 25, 2016

We Accept Assembly-Line Justice for the Poor. But We Shouldn’t.

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We Accept Assembly-Line Justice for the Poor. But We Shouldn’t.

Nov 24, 2015

In the OC, Suspects Don’t Get an Attorney: They Get an Informant

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In the OC, Suspects Don’t Get an Attorney: They Get an Informant