Major developments

A Massachusetts trial court ordered the appointment of an attorney ad litem in a housing eviction case.

This bill would require counsel for an indigent higher education student subject to disciplinary proceeding due to allegation of a crime.

Two bills would create a pilot project where parents in certain counties would have a right to counsel in dependency cases.

A study found represented immigrants are 12 times more likely to avoid deportation. The study is tied to a project to expand representation.

A Wisconsin case raises the issue of right to counsel when pregnant women are civilly committed for alleged child endangerment.

NCCRC collaborated on a report to a UN Rapporteur urging the recognition of a right to counsel in civil cases as a way of combatting poverty.

A report by several subcommittees of the Delaware Access to Justice Commission urges recognition of a right to counsel for more civil cases.

A survey conducted by Voices for Civil Justice reveals that Americans strongly support a right to counsel in civil cases.

A Washington Court of Appeals held that a trial court should have appointed counsel for a child in a dependency proceeding.

The US Commission on Civil Rights released a report regarding the need for counsel prior to incarceration for failure to pay fees/fines.

COSCA has released a new child welfare policy urging all state courts to provide counsel for parents and children in child welfare cases.

The PA Supreme Court held that children have a right to the appointment of client-directed counsel in termination proceedings.

ABA Resolution 115, adopted at the 2017 ABA Annual conference, supports a right to counsel in immigration court.

The Nevada Supreme Court will decide whether pro se parents have a right to counsel before being incarcerated for failing to pay child support.

A court rule permits appointment of counsel for a person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation. The rule applies to admin cases too.

In a groundbreaking step, New York State will be providing counsel to all detained immigrants facing removal.

In 2009, California enacted the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, which created right to counsel pilots, and in 2016 made them permanent.

In 2009, California enacted the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, which created right to counsel pilots, and in 2016 made them permanent.

NCCRC Coordinator John Pollock was on WNPR's "Where We Live" program to discuss the right to counsel in civil cases.

A report by the UN Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention discussed the need for counsel whenever a person faces any kind of detention.

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

In a custody arbitration, the arbitrator may appoint counsel for the child at the expense of the parents.

An article in the Baltimore Sun looked at bills filed at the city level in NYC, Washington D.C., and elsewhere to provide counsel for tenants.

The Philadelphia City Council has been examining how to solve landlord/tenant issues, including considering a right to counsel for tenants.

A bill passed in 2017 requires the court to appoint counsel when a defendant is held in contempt for failure to comply with a repayment plan.

This bill would have, among other things, required appointment of counsel for contempt proceedings related to debt collection.

A bill passed in 2017 requires a court to appoint counsel for a seventeen year old seeking judicial permission to marry.

These NY bills would establish a right to counsel for adults with developmental disabilities in guardianship proceedings.

The Nevada Legislature strengthened the right to counsel for protected persons in guardianship cases in several ways.

The NH Legislature enacted a bill in 2017 that requires appointment of counsel prior to incarceration for failure to pay criminal fees/fines.