STATE INDEPENDENCE PARTY BACKS BASILE OVER SKOUFIS TO SUCCEED SENATOR BILL LARKIN

More than fifty years since the historic Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision guaranteed the right to counsel in criminal matters, New York State Senate candidate Tom Basile is calling for an expansion of that right to include many civil cases. Basile has announced he will sponsor legislation next year in the Senate to expand the right to civil counsel to ensure effective representation for low income residents involved in housing, veterans’ benefits, and domestic violence matters among others.

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Bob Driscoll
BASILE CALLS FOR EXPANDED RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN CIVIL CASES

More than fifty years since the historic Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision guaranteed the right to counsel in criminal matters, New York State Senate candidate Tom Basile is calling for an expansion of that right to include many civil cases. Basile has announced he will sponsor legislation next year in the Senate to expand the right to civil counsel to ensure effective representation for low income residents involved in housing, veterans’ benefits, and domestic violence matters among others.

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Bob Driscoll