Further Exploration
BrandeisNOW: "Gideon will be revisited, 50 years after decision"
The Justice: "Panelists discuss Gideon"
Brandeis First - the blog of President Frederick M. Lawrence: "Remembering Anthony Lewis"
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Click the titles below for video of individual sections
Introductions by Daniel Terris and David Bunis [video]
Anthony Lewis recalls the key figures in the case [video]
William Leahy, Chief of Indigent Services for the State of New York [video]
Margot Botsford, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts [video]
President Fred Lawrence of Brandeis University praises Anthony Lewis [video]
President Lawrence on prosecution and defense [video]
Question and Answer Session [video]
Anthony Lewis on the "romantic" aspect of Gideon [video]
Gideon at 50: The Future of the Right to Counsel
March 18, 2013
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Brandeis University
March 18, 2013 was the 50th anniversary of the historic Gideon v. Wainwright decision by the United States Supreme Court that for the first time guaranteed those accused of criminal offenses in state courts the right to be represented by an attorney. A distinguished panel discussed both the progress that has been made as a result of Gideon and the unmet challenges of providing legal representation for those who can afford it least.
A discussion featuring:
Margot Botsford, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Frederick M. Lawrence, President of Brandeis University
William Leahy, Director, New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services
Anthony Lewis, journalist and author of Gideon's Trumpet
Moderated by David Bunis '83, Chief of Staff to the President of Brandeis University
Cosponsored by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life and the Brandeis University Legal Studies Program
For more information contact David Weinstein.