Archive for June 19, 1972

Washington—The latest right-to-lawyer, decision by the Supreme Court last week should remind Amer-loans that having legal rights is not sufficient without also having legal representation to enforce or defend those rights, regardless of the ability to pay. What the court decided was that a person is entitled to a free lawyer, even in relatively petty…

The latest right-to-lawyer decision by the Supreme Court last week should remind Americans that having legal rights is not sufficient without also having legal representation to enforce or defend those rights, regardless of the ability to pay. What the Court decided was that a person is entitled to a free lawyer, even in relatively petty…