Major developments

A bill passed in 2018 guarantees counsel for proceedings to determine the need for sexually violent predator registration.

A bill would change the law to make appointment of counsel for indigent parents in private termination of parental rights mandatory.

A new ABA resolution, authored by the NCCRC, calls for a right to counsel whenever physical liberty is at stake.

A proposed bill would guarantee counsel when a body attachment to detain a tenant for failing to pay a money judgment to a landlord.

A King County WA ordinance enacted in 2018 provides a right to counsel for families of police violence victims at inquest proceedings.

A proposed constitutional amendment would have guaranteed counsel for all Florida dependent children, but it did not make it out of committee.

A new decision from the Supreme Court of Ohio creates a stronger standard for waiver of a parent's right to counsel in the termination context.

A bill would require the appointment of counsel for immigrants in various kinds of immigration proceedings.

An updated uniform act improves the right to counsel for adult wards in guardianship proceedings.

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.

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.