Turner v. Rogers

Turner v. Rogers, 564 U.S. 431 (2011), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court on June 20, 2011, relating to the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. It held that in cases that a state is not required to provide counsel, it must provide some other safeguard to reduce the risk of erroneous deprivation of liberty in civil contempt cases. The particular case under review was a child support payments case and the point of contention the process of determination by the court that the defendant had income.

Turner v. Rogers

Turner v. Rogers, 564 U.S. 431 (2011), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court on June 20, 2011, relating to the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. It held that in cases that a state is not required to provide counsel, it must provide some other safeguard to reduce the risk of erroneous deprivation of liberty in civil contempt cases. The particular case under review was a child support payments case and the point of contention the process of determination by the court that the defendant had income.