Major developments

New Jersey will be providing counsel to all tenants facing eviction in 3 pilot sites.

An opinion piece in the Houston Chronicle by the Legal Services Corporation President calls for immediate passage of an eviction right ocounsel.

Santa Monica has taken steps to move towards a right to counsel in eviction cases.

The Fifth Circuit upheld the portion of the Indian Child Welfare Act relating to appointment of counsel for parents.

A bill enacted by the Seattle City Council provides a right to counsel for all low-income tenants facing eviction.

The PA Superior Court instructs that on remand, so long as there is a likelihood of imprisonment, appointed counsel must continue to represent.

The Supreme Court of Hawaii has ruled that parents must be appointed counsel for all types of child welfare cases upon filing of the petition.

The Supreme Court of Hawaii has ruled that parents must be appointed counsel for all types of child welfare cases upon filing of the petition.

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

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

A pending bill would guarantee counsel for tenants facing eviction in Marion County Small Claims Court.

Pilot projects in Mississippi showed that parents benefit significantly when given access to legal counsel.

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

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

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 tenant representation.

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

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.

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

Though there is a RTC in "sexual psychopath" commitment and related hearings, the Sexual Psychopath Act has been held unconstitutional.

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

Though there is a right to counsel in "sexual psychopath" hearings related to registration requirements, the Act has been held unconstitutional.

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

Rochester NY will be providing counsel to all tenants facing eviction.

Bills introduced in the House and Senate would provide federal funding for cities and state to provide counsel for tenants facing eviction.

Sen. Kamala Harris filed a comprehensive housing reform bill that would, among other things, provide a right to counsel for tenants.

A new tool shows the number of rent-unstable renter households in the U.S. as well as how many eviction filings that may lead to.

A Maryland appellate court held that statutory law entitles civil contempt defendants to counsel when they are threatened with incarceration.

In 2009, California enacted the Shriver Civil Counsel Act to create right to counsel pilots, and in 2016 they were made permanent projects.