Press Releases
Indigent Defense Reform
Sixth Amendment Upheld in Rothgery
The ruling held under the Sixth Amendment that a person charged with a crime must be provided with counsel at the time of the initial arraignment—when the government first presents its charges against the defendant before a court of law—even if a prosecutor is not involved in that proceeding.
– 06/24/08
Supreme Court Must Uphold the Sixth Amendment
Brennan Center for Justice files a friend of the court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Sixth Amendment’s requirement that people are provided with counsel in a very timely manner.
– 01/31/08