NEWS
- Major class action seeks right to counsel for immigrant children >>
- WA Court of Appeals finds right to counsel for foster child >>
- NJ appellate court extends right to counsel to civil contempt review proceedings >>
- Major class action seeks right to counsel for immigrant children >>
- WA Court of Appeals finds right to counsel for foster child >>
- NJ appellate court extends right to counsel to civil contempt review proceedings >>
- Report finds right to counsel in immigration would pay for itself >>
- PA urged to take steps towards a civil right to counsel >>
- Florida Legislature establishes right to counsel for certain dependent children >>
- NYC Legislators File Bills for Right To Counsel in Housing >>
INTERACTIVE MAP
Our interactive map allows you to see recent activity, established rights to counsel, NCCRC involvement, and NCCRC presence by state.
spotlight
In 2013, as the nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright (which established a right to counsel in criminal cases), the NCCRC coordinated over 30 conversations across the country about how the right to counsel in civil cases is connected to Gideon.
About
The National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel is committed to ensuring meaningful access to the courts for all. We work to expand recognition and implementation of a right to counsel in civil cases involving basic human needs.
Bibliographies
Want to find out about practically everything (media story, study/report, law review article, etc.) that's ever been written about the civiil right to counsel? You'll find it in our bibliographies.