Document Type
Article
Publication Title
American Constitution Society
Publication Date
7-22-2014
ISSN
2329-4566
Page Number
1
Keywords
legal aid, right to counsel, poverty law
Disciplines
Law | Legal Remedies
Abstract
Energized by the fiftieth anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, and in light of the nearly one million low-income Americans who are denied legal aid services each year, renewed calls to expand the right to counsel to civil litigants have emerged. Lucas explains that there are “numerous ways in which Gideon’s promise has fallen short” in the criminal realm and, as a result, there is little consensus about how to proceed in the civil context. The Issue Brief explores the range of ideas in the “civil Gideon” debate and examines why the values underlying the right to counsel are critical but the appointment of counsel may not always be the best solution.
Recommended Citation
Lauren D. Sudeall,
Deconstructing the Right to Counsel American Constitution Society. 1
(2014)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/1468