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The Sherman Act: Monopoly Isn't Illegal. What Google Did Was.  §  Does Underfunding Public Defenders Violate the Sixth Amendment?  §  The Clean Water Act: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency  §  When the Rent Goes Up the Day You Leave  §  Can Existing Election Laws Address AI-Generated Misinformation?  §  Does the Fourteenth Amendment Permit Birthright Citizenship: Trump v. Barbara  §  Why Environmental Law Matters More Than Ever  §  Do Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment?  §  The Sherman Act: Monopoly Isn't Illegal. What Google Did Was.  §  Does Underfunding Public Defenders Violate the Sixth Amendment?  §  The Clean Water Act: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency  §  When the Rent Goes Up the Day You Leave  §  Can Existing Election Laws Address AI-Generated Misinformation?  §  Does the Fourteenth Amendment Permit Birthright Citizenship: Trump v. Barbara  §  Why Environmental Law Matters More Than Ever  §  Do Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment?  §  
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Constitutional Law

Does Underfunding Public Defenders Violate the Sixth Amendment?

Constitutional Law · Sixth Amendment · Fourteenth Amendment · Right to Counsel · Due Process

Does Underfunding Public Defenders Violate the Sixth Amendment?

Every indigent defendant is guaranteed a lawyer—but chronic underfunding, crushing caseloads, and thin resources raise a harder question: is the Sixth Amendment's promise of counsel being kept in name only?

By Camrynn Manento · Aug 9

Does the Fourteenth Amendment Permit Birthright Citizenship: Trump v. Barbara

Constitutional Law · 14th Amendment

Does the Fourteenth Amendment Permit Birthright Citizenship: Trump v. Barbara

A close look at the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court case that could determine whether the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to all born on U.S. soil.

By Skyler Dias · Jun 18