Major developments

A Milwaukee County Supervisor has proposed a pilot to provide a limited right to counsel in the city.

Bills have been introduced that would guarantee counsel for indigent tenants in eviction proceedings.

A bill filed in the Seattle City Council would provide a right to counsel for all tenants facing eviction regardless of income.

Data for Progress has released new polling data showing the American public strongly supports a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

A policy brief by the Vera Institute shares compelling statistics justifying the creation of a universal representation program for immigrants.

A bill guarantees counsel to Cleveland families with children facing eviction who are at or below 100% of the federal poverty level.

A webinar series hosted by the NCCRC and the Right to Counsel Coalition of NYC will feature organizing efforts around right to counsel.

A newly filed bill would provide a right to counsel for public housing tenants facing an eviction for an alleged breach of lease.

A recent Mississippi study showed that parents benefit significantly when given access to legal counsel.

The City of Tulsa is exploring a potential right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

A new bill would require courts to appoint counsel for all tenants in eviction cases.

The Maryand Attorney General's Access to Justice Task Force released a report recommending a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

A statewide bill would guarantee counsel for indigent tenants in eviction cases.

A Louisian appelalte court reversed an adoption because the trial court failed to determine if the birth parent was entitled to counsel.

A newly-introduced bill would guarantee counsel for indigent South Carolina tenants facing eviction.

A group of MD lawmakers introduced a legislative package that includes a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

There is an arguable right to appointed counsel in sterilization proceedings.

The relief/omnibus bill passed by Congress in December 2020 has several pots of money for enant representation.

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that indigent parents in adoption cases have a right to counsel under the Equal Protection Clause.

NYC is the first jurisdiction in the country to establish a right to counsel for low-income tenants in eviction cases, and is looking to expand.

An increasing number of legal services programs have secured CARES Act funding to expand tenant representation.

The City of Baltimore has enacted a bill to provide all low-income tenants facing eviction with counsel .

Two bills would a create legislative task force to study appointment of counsel for DV victims.

A proposed bill would require appointment of counsel for the protected person in guardianship cases, rather than it being discretionary.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvnia held that appellate courts can sua sponte review certain questions related to the child's right t ocounsel.

In Nov 2020, voters in Boulder Colorado approved a ballot initiative establishing a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

Massachusetts will provide $12.3 million to provide counsel to tenants across the state.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences released a report highlighting efforts to expand the right to counsel in civil cases.

All about COVID-19 and how it relates to the right to counsel in critically important civil cases like housing.

A new project will guarantee tenants counsel in certain Houston housing courts.