NEWS
- 10/01/2019: Cleveland becomes first midwest city with eviction right to counsel >>
- 10/01/2019: PA report calls for immigration right to counsel >>
- 09/25/2019: Ocasio-Cortez introduces housing right to counsel bill >>
- 10/01/2019: Cleveland becomes first midwest city with eviction right to counsel >>
- 10/01/2019: PA report calls for immigration right to counsel >>
- 09/25/2019: Ocasio-Cortez introduces housing right to counsel bill >>
- 09/24/2019: Delaware Lawyer Magazine focuses on access to justice, right to counsel >>
- 09/16/2019: CAP issue brief calls for fed gov't leadership on civil legal aid >>
- 09/10/2019: All about the eviction right to counsel efforts in Los Angeles >>
- 08/16/2019: NYC first jurisdiction with right to counsel for immigrants >>
INTERACTIVE MAP
Our interactive map allows you to see recent activity, established rights to counsel, NCCRC involvement, and NCCRC presence by state.
NCCRC in the news
The NCCRC and the civil right to counsel movement were featured recently in Governing Magazine, the preeminent publication for state and local government officials.
About
The NCCRC works to advance the right to counsel for low-income people in civil cases involving basic human needs, such as housing, health, domestic violence, civil incarceration, and child custody.
Why a Right to counsel?
For many types of civil cases, the potential consequences of losing are dramatic: loss of one's home, children, livelihood, education, health, safety, liberty, or even life. The right to an attorney for people who can't afford one in such cases protects these basic rights, ensure sthe court reaches the correct result, levels the playing field, saves more money than it costs, and serves as a best practice in our communities. While every state provides a right to counsel for some types of civil cases, it's a patchwork at best. Since 2003, the NCCRC and its 300+ participants have fought for such a right in states across the country.
Bibliographies
Want to find out about practically everything (media story, study/report, law review article, etc.) that's ever been written about the civil right to counsel? You'll find it in our bibliographies.