Clarence Thomas opposes a 'landmark precedent' guaranteeing defendants the right to counsel: legal columnist

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Clarence Thomas opposes a 'landmark precedent' guaranteeing defendants the right to counsel: legal columnist

One of the most influential Republicans of the 20th Century was U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, appointed by GOP President Dwight D. Eisenhower. One landmark ruling after another was handed down by the Warren Court, from New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) to Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) to Stanley v. Georgia (1969) to Brown v. the Board of Education (1954).Another was Gideon v. Wainwright, a 1963 decision guaranteeing criminal def…