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The Anniversaries Of The Right To Counsel And Thecreation Of The Public Defender’S Office,, Robert Sanger
The Anniversaries Of The Right To Counsel And Thecreation Of The Public Defender’S Office,, Robert Sanger
Robert M. Sanger
There has been much celebration this year of the 50th Anniversary of the Gideon decision1 rendered by the United States Supreme Court in March of 1963. Gideon guaranteed that indigent persons accused of crime would be entitled to representation. It has been said for some time now, that the full promise of Gideon has never been realized. Nevertheless, the right to counsel in criminal cases is an important constitutional right.
2013 also marks the 120th Anniversary of the first public proposal of a public defender system which was introduced in Chicago in 1893. It also marks the 99th anniversary of …
Panelist, Can Law Schools Prepare Students To Be Practice Ready?, R. Michael Cassidy
Panelist, Can Law Schools Prepare Students To Be Practice Ready?, R. Michael Cassidy
R. Michael Cassidy
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Strategic Austerity: How Some Law School Affordability Initiatives Could Actually Improve Learning Outcomes, R. Michael Cassidy
Strategic Austerity: How Some Law School Affordability Initiatives Could Actually Improve Learning Outcomes, R. Michael Cassidy
R. Michael Cassidy
The legal profession is facing profound and perhaps irreversible changes. Whether you view these striking demographics as a “crisis” likely depends on the location of your perch. If you are a tenured professor at a T14 law school or a senior partner at an NLJ 250 firm, you may view the trends we have been discussing today as cyclical corrections. If you are an unemployed graduate looking for work or an untenured professor at a lower-tier school that is struggling to stay afloat, you may be more likely to view these trends as permanent and paradigm shifting.
While applications to …