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mar 18, 1963 - Gideon v. Wainwright

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The Court agreed that the Sixth Amendment (which protects a citizen's right to have a lawyer for his or her defense) applied to the states because it fell under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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mar 18, 1963
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~ 62 years ago