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.

April 5, 2017

Iowa enacts law separating GAL and attorney roles for children in custody cases

A 2017 law separates the role of guardian ad litem and attorney for children in custody cases.

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February 16, 2017

SC Supreme Court: Right to counsel in sex offender commitment cases

The Supreme Court of South Carolina held there is a constitutional right to appointed counsel in sex offender commitment cases.

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December 18, 2017

New uniform law expands protections in adult guardianship proceedings

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

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October 3, 2017

NCCRC gives input to 2017 UN Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty

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.

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September 18, 2017

Delaware Access to Justice Commission subcommittees call for right to counsel

A report by several subcommittees of the Delaware Access to Justice Commission urges recognition of a right to counsel for more civil cases.

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September 1, 2017

US Commission on Civil Rights calls for counsel in fees/fines cases

The US Commission on Civil Rights released a report regarding the need for counsel prior to incarceration for failure to pay fees/fines.

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August 31, 2017

Conference of State Court Administrators urges counsel for all child welfare cases

COSCA has released a new child welfare policy urging all state courts to provide counsel for parents and children in child welfare cases.

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August 14, 2017

ABA resolution calls for right to counsel in immigration cases

ABA Resolution 115, adopted at the 2017 ABA Annual conference, supports a right to counsel in immigration court.

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July 25, 2017

NCCRC Coordinator appears on WNPR’s “Where We Live” program

NCCRC Coordinator John Pollock was on WNPR's "Where We Live" program to discuss the right to counsel in civil cases.

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July 17, 2017

UN report raises need for counsel in all detention 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.

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July 1, 2017

Baltimore Sun turns focus to rise of civil right to counsel housing legislation

An article in the Baltimore Sun looked at bills filed at the city level in NYC, Washington D.C., and elsewhere to provide counsel for tenants.

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May 31, 2017

New Nevada law guarantees counsel for children in termination proceedings

A court must appoint counsel for a child in a state-initiated termination proceeding, and may appoint in a private termination.

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