NEWS
- 11/01/2018: Civil Rights Commission: Tennessee forfeiture proceedings should include counsel >>
- 11/01/2018: Vermont Supreme Court affirms right to counsel in contempt proceedings >>
- 10/10/2018: Another report calls for right to counsel in fees/fines cases >>
- 11/01/2018: Civil Rights Commission: Tennessee forfeiture proceedings should include counsel >>
- 11/01/2018: Vermont Supreme Court affirms right to counsel in contempt proceedings >>
- 10/10/2018: Another report calls for right to counsel in fees/fines cases >>
- 09/24/2018: All about the lawsuit involving the right to counsel for immigrant children >>
- 09/18/2018: NH Supreme Court extends right to counsel to certain debt collection cases >>
- 09/13/2018: Wisconsin advocates petition WI Supreme Court for right to counsel rules >>
- 09/12/2018: NYC first jurisdiction to guarantee counsel for evictions, looks to expand >>
INTERACTIVE MAP
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NCCRC in the news
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About
The NCCRC works to advance right to counsel for low-income people in civil cases involving basic human needs, such as housing, health, domestic violence, and child custody.
Why a Right to counsel?
For some types of civil cases, the right to a free lawyer for people who can't afford one helps ensure the court reaches the correct result, levels the playing field, saves more money than it costs, and serves as a best practice in our communities. Every state provides a right to counsel for some types of civil cases, but it's a patchwork at best. Since 2003, the NCCRC and its 300 participants have fought for such a right in states across the country. Our work has helped establish a right to counsel in key areas like child custody, guardianship of adults, termination of parental rights, and incarceration for failure to pay criminal fees and fines.
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.