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Turner v. Rogers, No. 10-10 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 431; 131 S.Ct. 2507) (June 20, 2011) (Justice Breyer)

Here a unanimous Court held that a “deadbeat” father has no automatic due process right to counsel in a civil contempt proceeding, even when facing jail time; but 5 Justices said he may have a 14th Amendment right to “substitute procedural safeguards”.

In a series of decisions starting with the ...

 

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