Concerned about the number of poor criminal defendants in the U.S. who do not have access to a lawyer, many prominent members of the legal community have pressured the Justice Department to do more to protect Americans’ Sixth Amendment right. Earlier this year, former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sue Bell Cobb, former U.S. Vice President Walter
Budget Cuts Test Limits Of Americans’ Right To Legal Counsel
A group of prominent public figures have penned a letter to the Justice Department urging it to provide better support to public defenders.