Resource Library
General resources
Right to Counsel Activity and Status Map
Our interactive map gives you a 50-state view of your choice: recent activity or the right to counsel status by type of civil case. There are federal and nationwide data available as well. Legislative updates are now presented in the status map (and we have also preserved historical legislative information). For those interested in our litigation, legislative, and technical assistance work, you can limit your map results to NCCRC-involved developments. We add new cases, statutes, and other developments as we learn of them. Additionally, the law in each state is reviewed and updated as part of a rolling process that began in 2013 and continues through today.
Bibliographies
Our bibliographies contain all the law review articles, studies, reports, case documents, and other resources related to the civil right to counsel. There’s an introductory bibliography for beginners and a comprehensive bibliography for those interested in delving deeper into specific subject areas.
Advocacy Tools
We’ve curated a collection of guidance documents focused on civil right to counsel. We have resources related to messaging about civil RTC, starting a pilot program, resources for judges exploring their authority to appoint counsel in civil matters, and more! We’ve included resources developed and co-developed by the NCCRC and those developed by other organizations.
Subject-specific resources
Tenant Right to Counsel
The incredible movement to establish a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction is gaining traction quickly! Today, tenants in over 20 jurisdictions (cities, counties, and states) have a right to counsel – a stark difference from just 2016, when no tenant in the country had such a right. The NCCRC provides assistance to tenants, organizers, and advocates in areas that are progressing towards establishing tenant RTC and those already implementing the law. Our tenant right to counsel page offers publicly accessible information about the RTC for tenants facing eviction.
