Supreme Court rules against Arizona inmates in right-to-counsel case

The ruling will make it harder for certain inmates who believe their lawyers failed to give them proper representation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. The Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines on Monday against two Arizona death row inmates who had argued that their lawyers did a poor job representing them in state court. The ruling will make it harder for certain inmates sentenced to death or long prison terms who believe their lawyers failed to bring challenges on those grounds.

The ruling involves cases brought to federal court after state court review.  today! 

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