NEWS
- 12/04/2023: All about Philadelphia's eviction right to counsel >>
- 11/02/2023: All About D.C.'s RTC pilots >>
- 11/01/2023: Federal funding for tenant rep / right to counsel >>
- 12/04/2023: All about Philadelphia's eviction right to counsel >>
- 11/02/2023: All About D.C.'s RTC pilots >>
- 11/01/2023: Federal funding for tenant rep / right to counsel >>
- 10/30/2023: All about Houstons right to counsel pilot programs >>
- 10/25/2023: U.S. rank on access to civil justice in Rule of Law Index: 116th out of 142 countries >>
- 10/16/2023: U.S. gets "C-" on access to counsel in housing cases >>
- 10/11/2023: All about the eviction right to counsel efforts in Los Angeles >>
INTERACTIVE MAP
Our interactive map allows you to see recent activity, established rights to counsel, NCCRC involvement, and NCCRC presence by state.
It was a BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSION!
Lots of right to counsel bills were introduced and passed in 2023. Check it all out on our legislative page.
Tenant right to counsel
We maintain a comprehensive tenant right to counsel resource page, including a guide to all of the enacted city/ state laws, organizing success stories, and more. Check it out!
Why a Right to counsel?
For many types of civil cases, the potential consequences of losing are dramatic: loss of one's home, children, livelihood, education, health, safety, liberty, or even life. In such cases, the right to an attorney for people who can't afford one protects these basic rights, helps the court reach the correct result, saves more money than it costs, and serves as a best practice in our communities. While every state provides a right to counsel for some types of civil cases, it's a patchwork at best. Since 2003, the NCCRC and its participants and partners have fought for such a right in states nationwide.
The NCCRC: 20 years of progress!
That's right! The NCCRC has been advancing the right to counsel in civil matters for two decades! We are so excited by the work we've done and supported throughout the years. Look out for our upcoming 20-year review, and in the meantime, check out the NCCRC's spread in the Public Justice Center's Annual Report (FY 2023)!
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Want to learn about practically everything (media story, study/report, law review article, etc.) that's ever been written about the civil right to counsel? You'll find it in our bibliographies.