The Supreme Court's 1963 decision in Gideon v. Wainwright is a pledge of equal justice under the law. It's up to us to uphold it. A mural in the Empire State Plaza Concourse is seen in this March 18, ...

Karen Houppert has written a book of nightmares. Houppert, a veteran reporter for, among others, The Washington Post and The New York Times, is the author of “Chasing Gideon: the Elusive Quest for ...

Editor's note: Norman Fletcher, the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, provided these remarks he delivered May 12 as he accepted the "Gideon's Promise" award from the Southern ...

Civil rights organizations and attorneys have planned a rally against what they claim is an unfair campaign to oust Atlanta interim Public Defender Rosalie Joy. The Social Justice Coalition for ...

Sixty years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright. The court held that states must abide by the Sixth Amendment and that those whose liberty is threatened ...

Atlanta-based nonprofit Gideon’s Promise is holding an intensive training session at the University of Mississippi School of Law for the newest class of public defenders undergoing their three-year ...

Marietta — Gideon’s Promise and the Cobb County Southern Christian Leadership Conference will present a free screening of the award-winning HBO documentary “Gideon’s Army” at Zion Baptist Chuch, 165 ...

Karen Houppert has written a book of nightmares. Houppert, a veteran reporter for, among others, The Washington Post and The New York Times, is the author of "Chasing Gideon: the Elusive Quest for ...

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