Gideon v. Wainwright
Supreme Court decision
By: Hugo L. Black
Date: March 18, 1963
Source: Black, Hugo L. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335. Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case... ; website home page: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed June 11, 2003).
About the Author: Hugo L. Black (1886–1971) graduated from the University of Alabama Law School in 1906. His first major political race was a successful one for the U.S. Senate in 1926. After serving two terms in the Senate, Black was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1937. There was some opposition to his appointment because he had admitted to being a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, but his term was distinguished by his...
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