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Who Is Supposed to Supply What the Law Requires?

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From RN Collins, selected work

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Research cited

  1. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) law.cornell.edu
  2. Turner v. Rogers, 564 U.S. 431 (2011) law.cornell.edu
  3. 28 C.F.R. 35.160 law.cornell.edu
  4. National Center for State Courts, Guide for Remote Dependency Hearings (May 2025) ncsc.org

Other sources

  1. Executive Order 14224, Designating English as the Official Language of the United States (March 1, 2025) whitehouse.gov
  2. U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division, Title VI page and notice of rescission of Title VI guidance (March 21, 2025) justice.gov

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Illustrative photo: a stack of blank white envelopes and a silver pen on a tan desk surfacePhoto: Martin VorelPhoto record
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A public library scanning station at the Hunters Point Library in Queens, New York: a flatbed scanner, a laser printer and a touchscreen reading Scan Station, scan, save and share, on a wooden counterPhoto: Tdorante10Photo record
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Illustrative photo: the long dark shadow of the Washington Monument falling across the lawn of the National Mall toward the Lincoln Memorial, with a few small figures far in the distancePhoto: Ad MeskensPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the view from an interpreters' booth into a courtroom at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg, with consoles, microphones and headsets in the foreground and the courtroom's desks beyond, a few people standing far offPhoto: FrDrPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the back of the Madison Parish Courthouse in Tallulah, Louisiana, seen across a parking lot with blue-striped accessible parking spaces, a curb ramp and an accessibility sign at the rightPhoto: KtkvtshPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a metal rack holding bound Civil Index volumes, civil docket index books and boxes of older docket records in the clerk of court's office at the Madison Parish Courthouse, LouisianaPhoto: KtkvtshPhoto record
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The west facade of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., seen from the corner of the plaza under a blue skyPhoto: DaderotPhoto record
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The Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla, South Carolina, with its columned entrance, American and state flags and a hedge in front, under a blue skyPhoto: Brian StansberryPhoto record
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The empty courtroom of the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., seen between red velvet curtains and marble columns toward the nine chairs of the bench, with spectator benches along the aisle and a patterned carpetPhoto: Carol M. HighsmithPhoto record
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The information desk in the Cyber Center of the Hunters Point Library in Queens, New York, with two computer monitors and an INFORMATION signPhoto: Tdorante10Photo record
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A wide view of the public scanning table at the Hunters Point Library in Queens, New York: a printer, a flatbed scanner, a touchscreen reading Touch here to start, a document-feeder scanner and a payment kioskPhoto: Tdorante10Photo record
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The front of the Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla, South Carolina, a four-story brick and limestone building with a columned entrance, under an overcast skyPhoto: DarkspotsPhoto record
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Three barred service windows in a historic post office lobby, labeled Registry C.O.D., General Delivery and Money Orders, Postal Savings, with no clerk behind themPhoto: AmmodramusPhoto record

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