This amendment ensures that criminal defendants are
afforded a speedy trial,
Right to a lawyer,
Given an impartial jury,
And to know who the accusers are.
As it always has been, this amendment makes law enforcement responsible to not arrest someone and leave them in jail without ever bringing them to trial. This has been tested by the US military with terrorism and accused being detained (like Guantanamo Bay, Cuba without “due process” these guarantees.
Most recently, we have seen the federal government detaining immigrants without “due process”