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
There may be a right to representation by the public defender in civil contempt cases.
Right to counsel
The high court has found a Fourteenth Amendment due process right to counsel in civil contempt cases.
Right to counsel
A court interpreted a Kentucky statute to require counsel for indigent defendants in civil contempt cases.
Right to counsel
An appellate court found a right to counsel in civil contempt cases, and the decision may have been affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Right to counsel
The Delaware Supreme Court said there is a right to counsel for indigent defendants in state-brought contempt cases if they face incarceration.
Right to counsel
The D.C. high court has said a contemnor cannot be incarcerated without first being appointed counsel.
Right to counsel
Several Connecticut state courts have found a right to counsel for indigent defendants in civil contempt proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a statutory to counsel for indigent defendants in civil contempt proceedings.
Right to counsel
An intermediate court found a right to counsel for indigent litigants in civil contempt proceedings.
Right to counsel
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals extended a case finding a right to counsel in criminal contempt cases to civil contempt.
Right to counsel
A Washington court has held there is a right to counsel in proceedings regarding enforcement of legal financial obligations (LFOs).
Discretionary appointment of counsel
Ohio law permits the appointment of counsel for an alleged victim of creditor discrimination.
