Indigents, inadequate representation by counsel: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Indigents, inadequate representation by counsel,” part of the Civil Rights area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 22 decisions, newest first

• Andrus v. Texas
  140 S. Ct. 1875Decided June 15, 20206–3Per curiam
• Weaver v. Massachusetts
  137 S. Ct. 1899Decided June 22, 20177–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• Woods v. Donald
  575 U.S. 312Decided March 30, 20159–0Per curiam
• Christeson v. Roper
  574 U.S. 373Decided January 20, 20157–2Per curiam
• Ryan v. Schad
  570 U.S. 521Decided June 24, 20139–0Per curiam
• Carlos Trevino v. Rick Thaler
  569 U.S. 413Decided May 28, 20135–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Blaine Lafler v. Anthony Cooper
  566 U.S. 156Decided March 21, 20125–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Missouri v. Galin E. Frye
  566 U.S. 134Decided March 21, 20125–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Luis Mariano Martinez v. Charles L. Ryan
  566 U.S. 1Decided March 20, 20127–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• James Walker v. Charles W. Martin
  562 U.S. 307Decided February 23, 20119–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Jeff Premo v. Randy Joseph Moore
  562 U.S. 115Decided January 19, 20118–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Albert Holland v. Florida
  560 U.S. 631Decided June 14, 20107–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Robert Wong v. Fernando Belmontes, Jr.
  558 U.S. 15Decided November 16, 20099–0Per curiam
• David Bobby v. Robert J. Van Hook
  558 U.S. 4Decided November 9, 20099–0Per curiam
• Michael A. Knowles v. Alexandre Mirzayance
  556 U.S. 111Decided March 24, 20099–0Clarence Thomas
• Penson v. Ohio
  488 U.S. 75Decided November 29, 19888–1John Paul Stevens
• McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
  486 U.S. 429Decided June 6, 19885–3John Paul Stevens
• Strickland v. Washington
  466 U.S. 668Decided May 14, 19848–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Wood v. Georgia
  450 U.S. 261Decided March 4, 19816–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Wilkins v. United States
  441 U.S. 468Decided April 30, 19796–2Per curiam
• Holloway v. Arkansas
  435 U.S. 475Decided April 3, 19786–3Warren E. Burger
• Johnson v. Avery
  393 U.S. 483Decided February 24, 19697–2Abe Fortas

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error