District public defenders: Keeping our promises under the 6th Amendment The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular ...

Related to the Sixth Amendment, the case will clarify a part of the law which has remained in limbo for over a decade. The case surrounds the use of the testimony of an expert witness if another ...

Former President Donald Trump's Sixth Amendment rights may have been violated when New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg refused to disclose the underlying crime the defendant intended to ...

The 5-4 majority said that Idaho attorney Robert Van Idour's representation of Robert Ayerst and Justin Lewis in criminal trials did not violate their Sixth Amendment rights or amount to a ...

Related to the Sixth Amendment, the case will clarify a part of the law which has remained in limbo for over a decade. The case surrounds the use of the testimony of an expert witness if another ...

Two middle school students disciplined for wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” shirts told the court their clothing was political, not ...

The Sixth Amendment guarantees defendants the right to counsel. In a 1984 case, Strickland v. Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the question of just how bad lawyers need to be before ...

The New York courts disagreed with Franklin and held that the Sixth Amendment only bars the use of “testimonial” out-of-court statements — those that were created for the primary purpose of ...