The April 1986 disaster<span> at the </span>Chernobyl a<span> nuclear power plant in </span>Ukraine<span> was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with </span>serious<span> mistakes </span>made<span> by the plant </span>operators b<span>. ... Furthermore, large areas of Belarus, </span>Ukraine<span>, Russia, and beyond were contaminated in varying degrees.</span>
The court ruled in favor of Gideon and that states must provide attorneys to defendants who are not able to afford their own attorneys as required under the 6th Amendment.
