Dehlia Umunna on Powell v. Alabama
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2022
- In the first of the series, “Cases in Brief,” Harvard Law Professor Dehlia Umunna discusses the infamous “Scottsboro Boys” case, Powell v. Alabama (1932), in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the first time that defendants in capital cases have the right to adequate legal counsel under the 14th Amendment, which grants all U.S. citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
The case involved a group of nine young Black men who were falsely accused of raping two white women aboard a train near Scottsboro, Alabama. Lacking adequate counsel, they were hastily tried and convicted - multiple times - by all-white juries, but the convictions were twice overturned by the Court. Here, Umunna, who is herself a former public defender, sheds light on the historical context surrounding the convictions, explains the constitutional underpinnings of the Supreme Court’s decisions, and highlights the continuing importance of having public defenders in the U.S. justice system.
I agree with almost everything she says. The only thing I would say is that maybe don’t pull funding from law enforcement, but rather pull it from some of the useless programs we fund. I don’t think anyone can argue that public defenders aren’t criminally under funded though
Did the young women who accused the men get some form of punishment for false accusations? Was there a sight chance of sorts that the girls were actually harassed without the action of rape actually happening (eg catcalling, inappropriate touching, etc).
They always get away w that bs. The system is theirs and they weaponise it. That still happens today.
Yea I do need to move to Australia or Alabama
Hi Dahlia, l was watching this documentary called Dahmer. I literally said to myself l won’t continue with this shit( sorry for my choice of word) but l think the police must be held accountable for all those deaths. The police had the chance to stop this guy on the very first murder. Maybe because of his race he wasn’t viewed as a potential suspect. I’m sure the relatives of the victims must seek some kind of compensation, coz the police was so so negligent. Unless the events portrayed in the movie do not depict what really transpired.
THERE ARE OTHER TERMS THAT CAN BE USED TO REPLACE BOYS HOW ABOUT MALE CHILDREN 🤦🏾♀️😩