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Lassiter v. Department of Social Services

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The Right to Council

The Supreme Court ruled that a person's right to council can only be exercised in cases where the litigant may lose his physical liberty. The case involved a single mother, black woman who was seeking custody of her children. In modern political debates, this sort of interest as often come up in conservative circles, says Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

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