NEWS
- 07/20/2017: NYC is first place in country to provide right to counsel to tenants in housing court >>
- 07/01/2017: Baltimore Sun turns focus to rise of civil right to counsel housing legislation >>
- 06/29/2017: Philly City Council explores expanding counsel for tenants >>
- 07/20/2017: NYC is first place in country to provide right to counsel to tenants in housing court >>
- 07/01/2017: Baltimore Sun turns focus to rise of civil right to counsel housing legislation >>
- 06/29/2017: Philly City Council explores expanding counsel for tenants >>
- 06/21/2017: New Louisiana law requires counsel for fines/fees cases >>
- 06/05/2017: Nevada Legislature rewrites guardianship law to strengthen right to counsel >>
- 06/02/2017: NH Legislature moves to require counsel prior to fees/fines incarceration >>
- 06/01/2017: Minnesota passes bill strengthening child's right to counsel in abuse/neglect cases >>
INTERACTIVE MAP
Our interactive map allows you to see recent activity, established rights to counsel, NCCRC involvement, and NCCRC presence by state.
Did you know...
The National Center for State Courts found that three-quarters of all civil cases involve at least one unrepresented party? As The Lawyerist astutely observed, “This isn’t a [justice] gap. It’s a chasm.”
About
The NCCRC works towards recognition of a right to counsel for indigent litigants in civil cases involving basic human needs such as housing, health, domestic violence, and child custody. The 2016 Annual Report of the Public Justice Center (our host organization) discusses the NCCRC.
Bibliographies
Want to find out 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.