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Gideon Act

Introduced: July 7, 2016 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4917-4918)
Jul 7, 2016
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act or the Gideon Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code by establishing the Defender Office for Supreme Court Advocacy as a private, nonmembership, nonprofit corporation. It must advocate on behalf of individuals in noncapital cases involving an issue of federal criminal statutory law or constitutional law before: (1) the Supreme Court of the United States, and (2) the highest courts in the states when resources permit. The office may also provide assistance to attorneys advocating on behalf of those individuals.

What's happening now July 7, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4917-4918)

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