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Indigents, transcripts: 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, transcripts,” part of the Civil Rights area.

17decisions
82%favorable to the petitioner
29%unanimous
4altered precedent or struck a law

Legal provisions most often involved

Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)11
Fifth Amendment (equal protection)1
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure1
Fourteenth Amendment (due process)1

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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