> Isn't that already the case? In theory yes, according to the US Supreme court in Gideon vs Wainwright. [0] In practice no. Public defender programs are chron

> Isn't that already the case? In theory yes, according to the US Supreme court in Gideon vs Wainwright. [0] In practice no. Public defender programs are chronically underfunded in the United States. The problem seems to affect states regardless of the party in control. [1] [0] https://www.oyez.org/cases/1962/155 https://www.oyez.org/cases/1962/155 [1] https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/06/21/public-defenders-were-scarce-before-covid-its-much-worse-now https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/sta...