#OnThisDay in 1910, Clarence Earl Gideon is born. Learn about his landmark case #GideonVWainwright (1963) and see his handwritten petition to the Supreme Court in our #GoverningTheNation exhibit. ⚙️
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
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Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
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August 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
#OnThisDay in 1910, Clarence Earl Gideon is born. Learn about his landmark case #GideonVWainwright (1963) and see his handwritten petition to the Supreme Court in our #GoverningTheNation exhibit. ⚙️
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
https://ow.ly/RhJW50ZupLa
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
https://ow.ly/RhJW50ZupLa
In the #GideonvWainwright case, SCOTUS ruled 63 yrs ago: “lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries.”
Among those excluded were those facing deportation. In the age of mass deportations, immigrants face the full power of the federal government—without a lawyer.
Among those excluded were those facing deportation. In the age of mass deportations, immigrants face the full power of the federal government—without a lawyer.
March 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In the #GideonvWainwright case, SCOTUS ruled 63 yrs ago: “lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries.”
Among those excluded were those facing deportation. In the age of mass deportations, immigrants face the full power of the federal government—without a lawyer.
Among those excluded were those facing deportation. In the age of mass deportations, immigrants face the full power of the federal government—without a lawyer.