Major developments

The NCCRC speaks out against the U.S. Supreme Court's decision criminalizing homelessness.

Tulsa and Oklahoma City are exploring a potential right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

In April 2021, Washington State became the first state with a statewide right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

Denver has enacted an ordinance to guarantee counsel for tenants facing eviction.

Four rounds of HUD grants are providing funding to legal services providers to represent tenants facing eviction.

The court must appoint counsel for all children in termination of parental rights cases.

Indigent animal owners have the right to counsel in civil actions against the owner for compensation for animal care costs.

Minnesota has finally enacted the "Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act."

An indigent parent or parents or Indian custodians have the right to counsel in any state child placement matter.

Indian children in any state child placement proceeding have the right to counsel if they are 10 years of age or older.

The state passed SB 2792, providing right to counsel to all indigent parents in termination of parental rights cases.

The state passed SB 2792, providing right to counsel to indigent custodial parents in abuse cases and to all indigent parents in TPR matters.

A change to Title IV-E opens up matching federal funding for civil legal representation connected to foster care proceedings.

The D.C. Council appropriated $4.5 million for housing eviction defense with an eye towards a right to counsel in housing cases.

A ballot initiative passed in June 2018 guarantees counsel for San Francisco tenants in eviction cases regardless of income.

Several reports examining Chattaooga's Eviction Prevention Initiative find it has a number of benefits.

If DFCS decides not to file a TPR petition, the court may appoint an attorney ad litem for the child to review that decision.

In 2024, Nebraska enacted a right to appointed counsel for public housing residents in certain cities for administrative hearings & evictions.

As the Fair Housing Act celebrates its 56th anniversary, we at the NCCRC take a moment to acknowledge its critical role in housing justice.

An appellate court reversed termination of a mother's parental rights where the trial court allowed her attorney to withdraw the day of trial.

The court may appoint counsel or a guardian ad litem for a minor in a private custody dispute arising in a divorce.

A lawsuit by the NYCLU challenging the failure of NY courts to determine whether foreclosed homeowners should be appointed counsel has settled.

A new policy brief explores how to advance both racial and health justice through a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

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.

Our Coordinator responds to a piece in the LA Times by a RAND economist attacking the idea of a tenant right to counsel.

A statewide bill in NY would provide a right to counsel for both detained and non-detained immigrants in removal proceedings.

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

A bill would've provided a right to counsel to persons in child abuse registry matters, but the provision was removed.

The MO legislature is considering several bills that would change a child's right to an attorney GAL to the right to client-directed counsel.

Two 2024 bills would prohibit the court form assessing costs for minor's representation against minor or their parents.