NCCRC: News http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org NCCRC: News Lawsuit challenging failure to appoint lawyers for foreclosed NY homeowners settles A lawsuit by the NYCLU challenging the failure of NY courts to determine whether foreclosed homeowners should be appointed counsel has settled. http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1702 http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1702 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 NEW RESOURCE: advancing racial/health justice through RTC A new policy brief explores how to advance both racial and health justice through a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction. http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1700 http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1700 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 All about Washington State's groundbreaking eviction right to counsel In April 2021, Washington State became the first state with a statewide right to counsel for tenants facing eviction. http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1500 http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1500 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 All about the right to counsel for evictions in NYC NYC is the first jurisdiction in the country to establish a right to counsel for low-income tenants in eviction cases, and is looking to expand. http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/894 http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/894 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Reaction to RAND op-ed in LA Times Our Coordinator responds to a piece in the LA Times by a RAND economist attacking the idea of a tenant right to counsel. http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1697 http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developments/1697 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500