Question

In a well-written paragraph, describe how a landmark Supreme Court case extended civil liberties. Choose one of the following cases: Gideon v. Wainwright, Texas v. Johnson, or Mapp v. Ohio.

Answer 1

In the landmark US Supreme Court case Gideon v Wainwright, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states are mandated under the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution to give counsel in criminal cases to represent indigent defendants. In this case, the Florida court refused to appoint a lawyer for Mr. Clarence Earl Gideon.