the other namesake, wainwright, louie wainwright has very little role to play in this case.ead of the florida prisons. how were those names assigned to cases? >> well, they're assigned to cases in the first instance, based on which party is sued in the action. and the reason that this is wainwright, as opposed to the state of florida, is this gets to the supreme court in a habeas petition as opposed to a direct appeal. when you file a petition for writ of habeas corpus, it's really -- you sue your jailer, and that's why the head of the florida prison system was the defendant. of course, wainwright really is a pretty small player in the drama. when the case is first filed in the supreme court, there's a different head of the agency, and it's just -- they swap them out one after the other. wainwright's the one that stays in the caption of the case we all know. >> earned his way in history by not even being around for the case. we love to have your participation in this program. in about ten minutes or so we'll be going to phone calls. eastern and strl time zones, 202-748-8901.

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wainwright. the supreme court ruled that the right to counsel is so fundamental to our governmental system that states must provide lawyers to defend its who cannot afford one. the hero of tonight story is an unlikely one. clarence gideon was a drifter in florida who was accused of breaking into a pool hall. as we begin tonight, we are going to go to some historic videos. you will see the real mr. gideon and the florida judge who sentenced to jail. they reacted the case for cbs in 1965. >> the next case on the docket is the state of florida vs. clarence gideon. are you ready for trial? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no sir. >> why are you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> did you know that your case was set for trial today? >> yes sir, i knew. >> why then, did you not secure counsel? >> your honor, i request the court to appoint counsel to represent me in this trial. >> mr. gideon, i cannot appoint counsel to represent new this case. under the la

wainwright , a petty thief who spent his time in jail, studying the law.e challenge the state of florida which denied him access to an attorney. >> are you ready for trial? ask the state is ready. >> what says the defendant? i am not ready. >> did you plead guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> i did not.

>> i have no counsel. >> gideon v wainwright is a supreme court case that went on to establish a broaderr alleged criminals. examine this case and the high court's ruling with paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s., who served during the george w. bush administration and partner of the kirkland and ellis law firm. and a professor of law and political science at yale and visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. and our website, c-span.org/landmark cases has e resources for background, including the companion book, a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution and you can download the 30-minute landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >> each week american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that provide context for today's public affairs issues.

wainwright. in 19 64, cbs reports looked at the landmark supreme court case which guarantees the right to counsel for criminal defendants. it included interviews with clarence gideon, his attorney, and future supreme court justice . sitting justice arthur goldberg and many others. >> few americans know this man and yet he is an american legal landmark. he is not a celebrity nor member of the affluent society. he is -- has spent a good part of his life in jail. he is a four-time loser. you might say a born loser. ago he took onle the county courts and the lawyers and the ordinance and the jails. he took on the state courts in the supreme court and the state governments and the federal government and the u.s. constitution. and he hit it big. his name is clarence earl gideon. he argued there can be no equal justice where the kind of trial amend gets depends on the mount -- the amount of money he has. he argued there should not be what kind of justice for the rich, another for the poor. note on his t

up, this week's landmark cases looking at the 1963 case of gideon v wainwright. in 19 64, cbs reports looked at the landmark supreme court case which guarantees the right to counsel for criminal defendants. it included interviews with clarence gideon, his attorney,

wainwright is a supreme court case that went on to examine a broader fifth amendment right for legal counsel. professor of law and political science at yell and a visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases monday on c-span. our website has resources on backgrounds of each case. you can download the 30 minute landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer spent the second on capitol hill testifying on trade policy. the recent steel and aluminum tariffs announcement. severalined that countries would receive temporary exemptions from the tariffs. he also talked about the president's new tariffs on chinese imports and nafta negotiations. this is to have ours. a half hours.

wainwright, establishing the right to counsel. after that, an interview with bill gates on the work of the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> landmark cases. exploring the human stories and constitutional traumas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. quite often in many of our , they ares decision unpopular. let's go through a few cases that illustrate what it means to live in a society of different people who stick together because they believe in a role all of law -- rule of law. >> tonight's case is gideon versus wainwright. the right to counsel is so fundamental to our governmental system that states must provide lawyers to defend its who cannot afford one. is anro of tonight story unlikely one. as we begin tonight, we are going to go to some historic videos. gideonl see the real mr. and the florida judge who sentenced to jail. iny reacted the case for cbs 1965. >> the next case on the docket is a state of florida versus gideon. >> are you ready for trial? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead guilty to discharge? >> no

wainwright. we explore that case and its legacy.aders from silver spring, maryland, selected the right to counsel, as a topic for their winning entry in this year's student cam competition. here's a look at their documentary. >> i believe that this case dramatically illustrates the point that you cannot have a fair trial without counsel. ♪ there clarence earl gideon -- >> on june 3rd, 1961, an unknown man broke into a pool hall and stole liquor, cigarettes and $25 in coins. clarence earl gideon was arrested and charged based solely on witness account. he could not afford a lawyer. because of the law at the time, he, a man of an eighth grade educate, was forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> so when gideon was brought for his trial. said i don't have a lawyer, i'm too poor to hire one. said, i'm sorry, mr. gideon, we can't hire a lawyer in this state, the state doesn't permit it. >> he lost the trial and was sentenced to five years in prison. he believe ed under the sixth amendment, he had the right to counsel, ri

wainwright is a case that went on to establish the broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. who serving during the george w. bush administration is a partner in a law firm. and akhil reed amar, watch landmark cases live monday at 9:00 eastern, on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free app. our website has resources for background on each case, including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution's centers interactive constitution and you can download the podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider.

wainwright as we explore a petty thief who spent his time in jail studying the law.challenged the state of florida who denied him access to an attorney. >> the next case on the docket is the state of florida versus clarence gideon. are you ready for trial? >> yes. >> are you ready for trial? >> i am not ready, your honor. >> did you please guilty by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> it is a kourpt case that went on the establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for crimina criminals. an am xags of this ruling with paul clement, the 33rd solicitor general in the george bush administration and served as clerk in a lawsuit. and akhil reed amar who is a visiting professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch the cases live tonight on c-span or cspan.org and on our website, cspan.org and the background on each case, and including the landmark cases, and a link to the national constitution centers, and iraq, and you can download the landmark cases podcast at cspan.org or from your podcast subscri subs

. >>> tonight, on landmark cases, join us for gideonv wainwright.pent his time in jail studying the law, he challenged the state of florida which had denied him access to an attorney. >> the state of florida versus gideon. are you ready for trial sf. >> the state is had had. >> what says the defendant, are you ready for trial if. >> i'm not ready for trial. >> did you plea not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready. >> i have no counsel. >> it's a supreme court case that went on establish to a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case and the high court's ruling with paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. who served during the george w. bush administrati administration. watch landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. or listen with the free c-span radio app. download the 30-minute landmark cases podcast at c-span.org. >>> up next, on reel america, rebirth of seoul. this film produced by the army covers major events of the korean war and shows

wainwright, a petty thief who spent time in jail studying the law. >> the next case on it docket is thel. gideon. >> what says the defendant, are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready, your honor. >> do you plead guilty to this charge by reasons of insanity? >> no, sir. >> then why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> it went onto establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for criminals. the 23 solicitor-general and the partner at the ellis law firm and akhil reed amar, a visiting professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases live tonight on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. and our website c-span.org/landmark cases has research on each background include a link to the national constitution centers, interactive constitution, and you can download the 30 minute landmark cases pod cast on c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >>> up next on reel america, secure the blessings, a 25-minute national education association film from 1951. it features actors portraying a variety of americans in different lines of wor

on c-span3, tonight our original series landmark cases continues with a look at videoon versus wainwright that went on to establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. then american history tv continues with a film about ellis island and then another on the korean war. ♪ >>> all persons having business before the honorable, the supreme court of the united states are admonished to draw near and give their attention. >> "landmark cases," c-span's special history series, produced in partnership with the national constitution center. exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court -- >> quite often many of our most famous decisions

gideon verses wainwright. are you ready for trial? >> do you plea guilty of this charge by reasons of insanity. >> gideon v. wainwright, examine this case in the high courts ruling with paul clement. he serves during the george w. bush administration. and reid amar, watch on monday at 9:00 eastern and our website cspan.org/cases. you can download the 30-minute landmark cases podcast at cspan.org. >>> the u.s. census burreau is preparing for the upcoming 2020 u.s. census. among the panelists were john thompson and the former u.s. census burr--

gideon v wainwright went on to establish a sixth right to counsel. the 43rd solicitor general of the us examines this case. served during the bush flags and is a partner of a law form, a professor of law and science at yale and a visiting the law school. watch "landmark cases" live on monday on c-span. c-span.org. and on the web site it has resources from backhand on each including the book, the link to the national con sit use and our website for resources on background on each case, including the resources companion book, a link to the national constitutional centers constitution, and you can download the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org. >> interested in american history tv? can view website, you our tv schedule, preview upcoming programs, and watch college lectures, museum tours, archival films, and more. american history tv at c-span.org/history. >> next, from our nine week series 1968, america in turmoil, a look at the presidential campaign. it had a cast of characters, including lbj, eugene mccarthy, robert f kennedy, ronald reagan, george

preston: i'm preston wainwright and this i my mom amanda. she's a united states postal inspector which means she solves any crime that uses the mail. my dad was an inspector too, one of the best, until i lost him and the use of my legs in a car accident. now i'm following my own dream with an internship in the crime lab and the help of my best friends. together we are the inspectors. news announcer: local law enforcement remain on high alert over the growing problem of synthetic opioid abuse in the washington d.c. area. news announcer: leading to investigations and arrests across the region. officials warn that the prevalence of the substances can lead to unexpected exposure. news announcer: finding its way into offices, homes, sometimes even universities through unlikely delivery services. so federal law enforcement agencies are working overtime to make sure the public remains safe. amanda: hey georgia, preston. preston: hey. amanda: did you test the substance we recovered from the scene? georgia: we did and it is consistent with a syntheti

. >>> tonight on landmark cases, join us for gideon v wainwright, we explore the story of a petty thiefstudying the law, challenged the state of florida which denied him access to an attorney. >> next case on the docket, case of state of florida versus clarence gideon. what says the state, are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> what says the defendant, are you ready? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> this is a supreme court case that went onto establish a broader right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine the case in the high court ruling with paul clement who served in the bush administration and partner of kirkland and ellis law firm. and professor of political science of yale and university of pennsylvania law school. watch tonight at 9:00 eastern on cspan, cspan.org or listen with the free radio app. our website has resources for background on each case, including landmark cases companion book, link to national constitution center interactive constitution

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wainwright which established the right to counsel for all accused. that's followed by a cbs special report on the case from 1964, including spews with mr. gideon, his attorney, and sprome court justices. then a debate on the supreme court case masterpiece cake shop versus colorado civil rights commission. involving a same sex couple that sued a colorado bakery for refusing to create their wedding cake. >> landmark cases. produced in partnership with the national constitution nt

monday, on landmark cases, join us for gideon beat wainwright as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a thief who spent his time in jail studying the law. he tells the state of florida which had denied him access to a attorney. >> the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> what says the defendant? >> i'm not ready. >> do plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no sir. >> it is a supreme court case that went on to establish a right to counsel for allegedly criminal's. with the 43rdase solicitor general of the u.s. who served during the george w. bush administration and a partner of the kirkland ellis law firm and a professor of law and political science at yell and a visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. . watch landmark cases live at 9:00 p.m. eastern or listen with the free app. resources fors background on each case including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution center and you can download the 30 minute landmark case at c-span.org or from your podcast

wainwright, establishing the right to counsel.fter that, an interview with bill gates on the work of the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> landmark cases. exploring the human stories and constitutional traumas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. quite often in many of our , they ares decision unpopular. let's go through a few cases that

wainwright. a petty thief spent his time in jail studying the law. he challenged the state of florida, which denied him access to an attorney. >> the next gate is state of florida versus earl gideon. are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready, your honor. >> defendant, are you ready for trial? >> i am not ready, your honor. >> did you plead guilty by reason of insanity? why are you not ready? >> i have no counsel. >> it went on to establish a broader right to counsel for criminals. examine this case in the high court's ruling with the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. who served during the george w. bush administration and a partner at the kirkland and ellis law firm. and a professor of law and andtical science at yale, visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. landmarkcases has background and the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution, and you can download th

up, this week's landmark cases looking at the 1963 case of gideon v wainwright. in 19 64, cbs reports looked at the landmark supreme court case which guarantees the right to counsel for criminal defendants. it included interviews with clarence

wasuncer: that right guaranteed in gideon v wainwright. explore that case and its legacy. graders selected the right to counsel as a topic winning entry in the student cam competition. >> i believe this case illustrates the point that you cannot have a counsel.l without >> and there, clarence earl gideon, defenders. on june 3, 1961, an unknown andbroke into a pool hall stole liquor, cigarettes and $25 in coins. earl gideon was arrested and charged based solely on witness accounts. he could not afford a lawyer and because of the law at the time, he, a man of eighth grade trainion, was forced to himself against a trained prosecutor. >> when gideon was brought for his trial, he stood up and said judge, your honor, i don't have a lawyer, i'm too poor to hire one and the judge sorry, mr. gideon, we can't appoint a lawyer for you in this state. lost the trial and was sentenced to five years in wason but to gideon, this unjust. he believed that under the sixth amendment he had the right to right to be provided an attorney even if he could not afford one so from letter appealing t

wainwright. cases,"k on "landmark we explore that case and its legacy.hree eighth-graders selected "he topic "the right to counsel as part of the studentcam competition. here is a look. >> you cannot have a fair trial without counsel. ♪ >> and there, clarence earl gideon, defend yourself. in 1961, an unruly man broke into a pool hall and stole liquor, cigarettes, and coins. clarence are gideon was charged solely on account. a lawyer,ot afford and he was forced to defend himself against a change -- against a trained prosecutor. towhen gideon was brought his trial, he said, your honor, without a lawyer. i am too for. -- poor. >> he was sentenced to five years in prison, but to get again this was unjust. he argued under the sixth amendment, he had a right to counsel. from jail, he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. the supremeed to court, and his principal argument was, i have been denied my constitutional rights because i did not have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially, the right to counsel was not a right to a public defender. it was a rig

wainwright. in about an hour, the root associate editor kiersten on police shootings and rapes in the u.s. and then our spotlight on magazine segment. story on the cambridge analytica controversy. and a look at the future of driverless cars with michael faron of the george washington university center. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016]] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] host: good morning on this saturday, march 31. welcome to the "washington ournal." the president and the first lady news out of for the white house for syria. the president frozen more than $2 million in funds for recovery there. and it was during this month, march of 1971 that the u.s. congress endorsed the 26th

wainwright a broader sixth amendment right. a professor of law and clinical science at yell and a visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 eastern or listen with the free radio app. -- our websitete arkcases hasandm access. on c-span this week at time prime. tonight at 10:30, bill gates talking about his foreign aid agenda and the federal budget. >> we need to partner with the donors to go after things like polio eradication. pebarp our program -- program is absolutely miraculous. tuesday, perspectives on gun control from the march for our lives rally. 8:00, the former white house can indications director anthony scaramucci skimmer she is interviewed. -- anthony scaramucci is interviewed. , he saide got the job ok, i have this job. i have to go down to the swamp, i have to drain the swamp, i have to hire people to understand this one. what he is learned is you're not going to drain the swamp hiring swap monsters. >> thursday at 8:00, embedded journalists on t

. >> tonight on "landmark cases," join us for gideon very wainwright as we explain the story of clarence gideon who challenged the state of florida which had denied him access to an attorney. >> the next case on the docket is the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. what says the defendant, are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready, your honor. >> did you plead not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> well, why aren't you

>> that right was guaranteed in gideon v wainwright. this week we explore that case and its legacy. three eighth graders from silver spring, maryland selected the right to counsel as a topic of their winning entry in this year's student cam competition. hoorps a lo here's a look. >> i believe this case dramatically illustrates the point that you cannot have a fair trial without counsel. >> clarence earl gideon. >> an unknown man broke into a pool hall and stole liquor, cigarettes and $25 in coins. clarence gideon was arrested and charged based solely on witness account. he could not afford a lawyer and because of the law at the time, he, a man of an eighth grade education, was forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> so when gideon was brought for his trial, he stood up and said to the judge your honor, i don't have a lawyer. i'm too poor to hire one. the judge said i'm sorry, mr. gideon, we can't appoint a lawyer for you in this state. the state doesn't permit it. >> he lost the trial and was sentenced to five years in prison. to gideon this was unjust. he believed

tonight, join us for gideon v wainwright.etty thief who spent his life studying the law. >> the state of florida versus clarence gideon. what says the state? >> the state is ready. defense?ays the >> i have no counsel. established ahat broader right to counsel for accused criminals. and a professor of law and political scientist at yell at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases live , or listen with the free c-span radio app. our website has resources for background on each case. you can download the 30 minute landmark cases. >> our guest is vermont senior senator patrick leahy, first elected in 1974. senator leahy is first in seniority in the united states senate, seniormost member of the judiciary and agriculture committee, and is vice chair of the senate appropriations committee, meaning he was in the middle of the negotiations of $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that the president signed into law friday.

wainwright, he challenged the state of florida which had denied him access to an attorney .he supreme court's unanimous decision in his favor established a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. watch monday and join the conversation. @cspan.s there are resources on our website for background resources on each case. or you can order the landmark cases book. .o to c-span.org host: here is how you can give us your thoughts on the conversation that took was between president trump and russian president putin. (202) 748-8000, democrats. (202) 748-8001, republicans. .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 you can also tweak your thoughts. from the white house yesterday, here is president trump talking about the phone call. putincall with president and congratulated him with his electoral victory. the call have to do also with probablythat we will get together in the not-too-distant future so that we can discuss arms, the arms race. as you know, he made a statement that being in an arms race is not a great thing. that was one of the first statements he made. we are s

wainwright landmark case that ensured low income citizens are provided an attorney. the case made remarkable advancements and changed the way we interpret our right to counsel. announcer: watch "landmark cases" monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. serieser: now the c-span "1968: america in turmoil" looks at the vietnam war. this is an hour and a half. begin a nine part series today here on c-span and live on c-span3's american history tv. we are focusing on 1968, america in turmoil. installment, we are going to focus on the vietnam war and some of the events that 1968.lace 50 years ago in we are going to begin with two experts. and jim webb. thise going to begin with u.s. marine film that was produced by the navy in 1967. you will organize the voice, jack webb. these marines have just returned from a tough battle in the north. their weapons are clean and care this is neither a clean or easy life but they have learned to accept the hardships of the battle as a father's day before. -- as their fathers did before. ♪ in this famous him, here in fromam, except for snow,

wainwright as we explore the story of parents will get in, a petty feed spent his time in jail starting the lot. he challenged the state of florida denied them access to an attorney. quest the next case is the case to stay in florida versus clarence. are you ready for trial? what does the defendant? are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready. >> did you play not get to this charge? why are you not ready? i have no counsel. this is a supreme court case that went on to establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case and i was rolling with paul lament, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. who served during the george w. bush administration and apartment update current when and how his law firm. this is a professor of law and political science at yet. onch landmark cases live monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. at our website c-span.org/landmark cases as resources for each case including the landmark cases companion book. you can download the 30 minute landmark case podcast at c-span.org or fro

wainwright went on to establish a broader six amendment right.mine this case with paul solicitorhe 33rd general of the u.s., who served during the george w. bush administration. and a professor of law and political science at yale and a atiting professor pennsylvania university akhil reed amar. freean listen on the c-span radio app, and c-span.org has background on the cases, including the landmark cases book. and you can download a 30 minute landmark cases podcast. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york this morning as melissa bryant. she is the chief policy officer for the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. let's begin with your group. who do you represent? we are the premier veterans retirement organization representing the coast 9/11 organization -- generation. men and woman like myself who served in the iraq war. host: what are the top priorities for veterans? priorities, at least for the post 9/11 generation -- we recently outlined it in what we call our big six policy priorities. aose include continuing to

wainwright, establishing the right to counsel. after that, an interview with bill gates on the work of the bill and melinda gates foundation. next, a look at security and politics in afghanistan, that country's national security advisers spoke at the u.s. institute of peace on counterterrorism efforts and relations with pakistan. event was moderated by the formal national security advisor for president george w. bush. >> good morning everyone. my name is nancy lynn work. i am the president of the u.s. institute of peace. i'm pleased to be able to welcome everybody for a special program. i'm glad the weather cooperated. welcome to everyone who has seudo-weather event th

wainwright is a supreme court case that went on to establish counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case and the high court's ruling with paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general, a partner at the kirkland and ellis law firm. and akeel reed amar, professor of law and political science at yale and visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch "landmark cases" live, monday, at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. and our website, c-span.org/landmark cases, has resources for background on each case, including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution, and you can download the 30-minute landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >>> joseph mcmanis, president trump's nominee to serve as u.s. ambassador to columbia, testified before the senate foreign relations committee earlier this month. he's a 32-year foreign service veteran and previously served as top aide to former secretary of state, hillary clinton. during that

wainwright. we explore that case and his legacy. 38 graders from silver spring, maryland use that is the topic of their studentcam documentary. >> i believe this case dramatically illustrates the point that you cannot have a fair trial without counsel. and there, clarence earl gideon defended herself. an unknown men broke into a pool hall and stole liquor, cigarettes, and he was charged. he could not afford a lawyer, and because of the loss of time, he, a man of an eighth-grade education, was forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> when gideon was brought for his trial, he said your honor, i do not have a lawyer. i was too poor to hire one. and they said i am sorry, we cannot appoint one for you. sentenced to prison, and to gideon, this was unjust. he believed under the sixth amendment, he had the right to counsel. from jail, he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. appealed to the supreme court during his principal argument was i have been denied my constitutional righ

wainwright , a petty thief who spent his time in jail, studying the law.challenge the state of florida which denied him access to an attorney. >> are you ready for trial? ask the state is ready. >> what says the defendant? i am not ready. >> did you plead guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> i did not. i have no counsel. examined this case and the high school -- and the high court ruling with the general of the u.s. who served under the george w. bush of ministration and a partner at a law firm and a professor of law and political science at yale and a visiting professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. live on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the c-span mobile we have resources for background on each case including the landmark companion book. the interactive constitution and download the podcast at c-span.org and from your podcast subscriber. >> for nearly 10 years, in depth on book tv has featured the best known nonfiction writers for live conversations about their books. this year, we feature best-selling fiction writers for ou

. >> tonight on landmark cases joint as for getting versus wainwright as we explore the story of clarence gideon, a petty thief to spend his time in jail studding the logger to challenge the state of florida which i denied them access to an attorney. >> the next case. are you ready for trial? >> estate is ready. what say the defendant are you ready? >> i am not ready. >> would you plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why are you not ready? >> i have no counsel. >> a supreme court case and went on to establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case and the high courts ruling. >> watch landmark cases live tonight at night eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. our website has resources for background in each case including the landmark cases companion book, link of national constitution center's interactive constitution and you can download the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >> now a a look at efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction in light of north

wainwright was a landmark case. it made sure all citizens are provided an attorney. there is much to be done to eliminate socio-economic bias in our legal system, the case made remarkable advancements and change the way we interpret our right to counsel. >> watch landmark cases on the right to counsel on monday 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> ahead of a closed security meeting members of the house arms service committee on emerging threats and capabilities held an open hearing with defense apartment officials with weapons about discussions issues covered, north korea's nuclear program, serious continue use of chemical weapons against their own people and russia's recent involvement in a lethal nerve agent attack against the former's by living in the uk. this is just under one hour.

wainwright as we explored the story of clarence gideon, a petty thief who spent his time in jail learning the law. >> the next case on the docket is the state of florida versus clarence gideon. are you ready for trial? i'm not ready, your honor. >> did you plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. establish a on to broader sixth amendment right to -- the for criminals 33rd solicitor general of the u.s. served during the george w. bush administration. a professor of law and political science at yell and a visiting professor from the university of pennsylvania law school. on c-span,ark cases c-span.org, or listen with the free radio application. we haveur website, resources for backgrounds on each case, including -- a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution, and you can download the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your subscriber. on wednesday, homeland security secretary kirsten former homeland security sector he, jeh johnson, testified in a senate intelligence agency committee hearing on how

wainwright. a petty thief challenged the state of florida, which denied him access to an attorney. .> next on the docket are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> what says the defendant? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead not guilty for reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no cancel. >> if a supreme court case that extended a broader sixth amendment right for alleged criminals. watch landmark cases, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. our website has resources for background on each case, including the landmark case of companion book, a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution, and you can download the 30 minute landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. on thursday, robert lighthizer testified before the senate finance committee about trade policy and the recent steel and aluminum tariffs. he also listed some of the countries that would receive

tonight, on landmark cases, join us for gideon v wainwright as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a petty theft who spent his time in jail studying the law. he challenged florida. >> the next case is florida versus clarence earl gideon. is the state ready? >> the state is ready. >> is the defendant ready? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead guilty to this charge? >> no, sir. >> why are you not ready? >> i have no counsel. >> this is a case that went on to establish a broader sixth amendment. -- thetter general --icitor general of the u.s. paul clement will join us and a political professor at yale will join us. we have resources for background on each case including the landmark cases companion book. >> on c-span this week in primetime, tonight at 10:30 p.m. eastern, bill gates talking about his foreign aid agenda and the federal budget. >> we need to partner with all of the donors to pursue polio , working on the hiv virus. 8:00 p.m. eastern, perspectives on gun control from the march for our lives rally. wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, anthony scaramucci is interviewed b