Major developments

The New York City Council's Committee on Immigration held public hearings on different models for providing counsel in immigration cases.

The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that all parents have a constitutional right to counsel in abuse/neglect proceedings.

The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that all parents have a constitutional right to counsel in abuse/neglect proceedings.

The “Access to Justice Act”, enacted in 2013, creates a set of statewide pilot projects for the provision of counsel in civil cases.

The 2013 “Access to Justice Act” creates a set of statewide pilot projects (likely to focus on housing) on providing counsel in civil cases.

There is a right to counsel for parents in private adoption proceedings.

The New Jersey Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the NJ Court of Appeals regarding the right to counsel in DV cases.

The AP covered a civil right to counsel event by the TN Bar and Legal Aid of West TN held on Friday, Nov. 22.

The Court of Appeals of Maryland has indirectly reaffirmed that people facing incarceration for civil contempt still have a right to counsel.

The SC Supreme Court held that S.C. Code § 63–7–2560 does not distinguish between public and private termination cases, so it applies to both.

Indiana Court of Appeals said a trial court's appointment of counsel in small claims case was not improper.

NY Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has said he wants there to be an attorney in every foreclosure case in the state.

A federal district court held that detainees with mental disabilities have the right to assistance in their immigration removal cases.

The PA Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings in 2013 about the civil legal justice gap, and many people testified about a right to counsel.

At hearings convened by NY Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, advocates testified about the justice gap and civil right to counsel.

Children have a right to their own counsel in deprivation proceedings, thanks to a 2013 amendment to the code.

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts found a state due process right to counsel for children in private adoption cases.

The Kansas Supreme Court has said there is a right to counsel in sexually violent predator commitment proceedings.

The 2012 version of the Model Code on Education and Dignity contains significant right to counsel provisions.

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts found a state due process right to counsel for indigent parents in private adoption cases.

The San Francisco Council passed an ordinance declaring an intent to become the first "right to civil counsel city".

In 2011, the ABA endorsed the Model Act for Children in Abuse, Neglect and Dependency Proceedings, which covers right to counsel.

A set of housing right to counsel pilots were completed in Massachusetts in 2012 and 2013.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that as a matter of statutory construction, there is a right to counsel in reviews of existing guardianships.

The ATJC's report described how new rights to counsel might be implemented in MD, and put a price tag on such an implementation.

The Michigan Supreme Court clarified that the right to counsel for parents in child protective proceedings includes the preliminary hearing.

The Montana Supreme Court sent a reminder to trial courts that they have the inherent power to appoint counsel in any civil case.

In 2010, the ABA released the Model Access Act and Basic Principles of a Right to Counsel in Civil Legal Proceedings.

The Indiana Supreme Court held the statutory right to counsel for parents in terminations of parental rights cases extends to appeals.

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to review a case where the trial court failed to appoint counsel for a parent in a termination case.