april 2023
Event Details
DATE
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
TIME
12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
Pizza will be served.
LOCATION
W520
Join Anna G. Cominsky ’05 (moderator), Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School; Mildred Morillo ’15, Criminal Defense Trial Attorney, New York County Defender Services; and Irwin Shaw, Attorney in Charge, Criminal Defense Practice, New York County, The Legal Aid Society; to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision which held that the Sixth Amendment requires counsel be provided to criminal defendants who cannot afford one. The discussion will focus on the history of this seminal case, what the right to counsel looks like in practice, and how lawyers and advocates work to preserve the legacy of Gideon amidst efforts to undermine it.
CO-SPONSORS
American Constitution Society, NYLS Chapter
Criminal Law Society Student Association
National Lawyers Guild, NYLS Chapter
The Criminal Justice Institute is housed within the Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law.