Gideon v. Wainwright: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: National Council for the Social Studies - Gideon v. Wainwright at Fifty: Lessons for Democracy and Civics (PDF). Apr 25, 2026
Add new Web site: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - An Imperfect but Honorable Legacy: A Brief Survey Of Cases Following Gideon v. Wainwright. Mar 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 11, 2026
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of Justice - The Legacy of Gideon v. Wainwright. Jan 30, 2026
Add new Web site: United States Courts - Gideon v. Wainwright. Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: American Civil Liberties Union - Celebrating 60 Years of Gideon v. Wainwright. Nov 12, 2025
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Gideon v. Wainwright (1963). Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: National Constitution Center - Gideon v. Wainwright. Jul 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Justia U.S. Supreme Court - Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). May 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Business LibreTexts - Gideon v. Wainwright. Dec 16, 2022
Article revised to make clear that the Supreme Court's decision extended to the states the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of the right to legal counsel in federal trials. Apr 20, 2020
Media added. Aug 18, 2017
Add new Web site: Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute - Clarence Earl Gideon, Petitioner, v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections. Sep 11, 2014
Add new Web site: The Lectric Law Library - Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 - Indigent's Right to Appointed Counsel. Sep 11, 2014
Add new Web site: Oyez - Gideon v. Wainwright. Sep 11, 2014
New article added. May 20, 2014
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