Civil RTC News
This page lists all of the most recent developments on civil right to counsel across the country. These could be newly created rights to counsel, significant publications, public events, advocacy efforts, or other things that don’t fit into a neat category.
Right to counsel
Kansas provides a right to counsel for some but not all sterilization proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for involuntary sterilization proceedings.
Mississippi sterilization statute repealed
The Mississippi sterilization statute was repealed in 2008.
Court says no authority for sterilization
A Missouri appellate court held there is no authority to sterilize a person.
Montana sterilization law repealed
The “Eugenical Sterilization” laws were repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 286, § 1.
Sterilization law repealed
Neb. Stat. § 83-501 to 83-508 (sterilization laws) were repealed by Laws 1969, ch. 825, § 1.
No such proceeding
There appears to be no statute or caselaw addressing sterilization.
Right to counsel
A person subject to sterilization has the right to counsel in certain circumstances.
No such proceeding
There does not appear to be a statute or caselaw authorizing sterilization in Oklahoma.
No such proceeding
There does not appear to be a statute or court decision authorizing sterilization in Rhode Island.
Sterilizations not permitted without consent
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-12-3.11 provides that sterilization cannot be ordered for a person incapable of providing consent.
No such proceeding
There appears to be no statutory or caselaw authority for sterilization in Tennessee.
