Gideon’s Trumpet
A 1980 Docudrama based the Best-selling book. This clip from the 1980 movie depicts the Supreme Court oral arguments. Attorney Abe Fortas represented Gideon in […]
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Supreme Court Case. “If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you,” goes the famed Miranda warning. This wasn’t always the case. […]
Comparison Case: Church and State
A Cross in a Public Space? Nina Totenberg reported on this First Amendment controversy that came before the Supreme Court. It involves a large cross […]
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Supreme Court Case. A Wisconsin statute required parents of children aged 16 and under to send their children to a formal school. The Yoder parents […]
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Supreme Court Decision. For decades, many public schools across the United States started the school day with a prayer since the days of one-room schools. […]