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We The People: Legal Representation

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The Evolution of Legal Representation and Public Defenders

This chapter explores the historical significance of the Scottsboro Boys case and the Supreme Court's ruling on effective legal representation. It examines the lengthy journey to justice, culminating in a posthumous pardon over 80 years later, and discusses the evolution of public defender systems in a skeptical society.

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