Constitutional Issues

Comments: SRLN Comments to Proposed Court Rule Changes in Florida on Technology Integration (SRLN 2021)

On July 1, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court appointed Workgroup on the Continuity of Court Operations and Proceedings During and After COVID-19 filed a

Case: Turner v. Rogers (U.S. Supreme Court 2011)

This case begins to define a trial court's constitutional obligations to self-represented litigants. Much has been written about this case, some of which is included on srln.org. Please use the search feature to find additional resources.

Note: Sixth Amendment Challenge to Courthouse Dress Codes (Harvard Law Review 2018)

Courthouses with dress codes require the public to conform to particular standards of attire in order to enter.

Case: Faretta v. California (U.S. Supreme Court 1975)

This case rules that an individual has a constitutional right to self-representation.

Article: Turner v. Rogers - Improving Due Process for the Self-Represented (Zorza 2012)

Article by Richard Zorza on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Turner v.