US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a decision in United States v. Tavberidze, holding ...

As we celebrate the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution, I would like to share my thoughts about one particular right that has defined my career. The 6th Amendment ...

public trial.... The right to a public trial in the Sixth Amendment is deeply rooted in Anglo-American history, tradition, and values. It reflects, among other things, the Founders’ hostility ...

What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...

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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a lawyer. If a person wants an attorney but can't afford one, a court must appoint counsel for them.

Emails from a Cleveland County judge shed new light on potential civil rights violations inside the county's jail, as first ...

The order states the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services must provide continuous legal representation to people who are charged with a crime and present a plan to the court on how it will do ...

The great majority of people thought that eighteen-year-olds should have the right to vote, and the states ratified the Twenty-sixth Amendment in record time—a mere 107 days after Congress ...