Sixty years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel requires a state to provide a competent attorney to any indigent person the state charges with a serious crime.
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Pennsylvania’s abortion rights could be affected by upcoming Supreme Court decisions
Roe v. Wade established a direct right to abortion rights in 1973, and Governor Tom Wolf has been a steadfast supporter of those rights since he began his first term in 2015. But now those rights may be in real danger.