THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Decision: In 1963, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Gideon, guaranteeing the right to legal counsel for criminal defendants in federal and state courts.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gideon next filed a handwritten petition in the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court agreed to hear the case to resolve the question of whether the right to counsel guaranteed under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution applies to defendants in state court.
Detailed explanation-4: -But Gideon did write that letter; the court did look into his case; he was re-tried with the help of competent defense counsel; found not guilty and released from prison after two years of punishment for a crime he did not commit. And the whole course of legal history has been changed.