NEWS
- 09/11/2023: All about the tenant right to counsel in Kansas City >>
- 07/13/2023: Colorado court reverses denial of counsel in contempt case >>
- 07/11/2023: All about the eviction right to counsel efforts in Los Angeles >>
- 09/11/2023: All about the tenant right to counsel in Kansas City >>
- 07/13/2023: Colorado court reverses denial of counsel in contempt case >>
- 07/11/2023: All about the eviction right to counsel efforts in Los Angeles >>
- 07/07/2023: St. Louis is 22nd right to counsel jurisdiction >>
- 06/16/2023: Delaware takes major step towards tenant right to counsel >>
- 06/15/2023: Jersey City becomes 21st jurisdiction with tenant right to counsel >>
- 06/09/2023: LA provides discretionary appt of counsel for children in some private TPR matters >>
INTERACTIVE MAP
Our interactive map allows you to see recent activity, established rights to counsel, NCCRC involvement, and NCCRC presence by state.
It was a BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSION!
Lots of right to counsel bills were introduced and passed in 2023. Check it all out on our legislative page.
Tenant right to counsel
We maintain a comprehensive tenant right to counsel resource page, including a guide to all of the enacted city/ state laws, organizing success stories, and more. Check it out!
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, helps the court reaches the correct result, 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 participants and partners have fought for such a right in states across the country.
The NCCRC: 20 years of progress!
That's right! The NCCRC has been advancing the right to counsel in civil matters for two decades now! We are so excited by the work we've done and supported throughout the years. Learn more about how far we've come!
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.