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

In 2011, the ABA endorsed the Model Act for Children in Abuse, Neglect and Dependency Proceedings, which covers right to counsel.

Over two dozen bills that would establish or expand rights to counsel in civil cases have been filed in state legislatures across the country.

A new "Justice for All Initiative" launched by national court leaders includes civil right to counsel as part of the plan.

At the LSC 40th Anniversary event, several state supreme court justices spoke favorably about the right to counsel in civil cases.

A paper requested by the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services explores the history and future of the civil right to counsel movement.

In 2010, the ABA released the Model Access Act and Basic Principles of a Right to Counsel in Civil Legal Proceedings.

The 2022 World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index ranked the U.S. 116th in the world on access to civil justice.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences released a report highlighting efforts to expand the right to counsel in civil cases.

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.

A survey conducted by Voices for Civil Justice reveals that Americans strongly support a right to counsel in civil 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.

A report by the National Center for State Courts reveals that at least three-quarters of all civil cases involve at least one pro se party.

A new report by UNC Law School explains how lack of a civil right to counsel violates international human rights law.

The international body that enforces the CERD treaty urged the U.S. to address the impact of a lack of a right to counsel on people of color.

New guidelines from the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative call for the inclusion of right to counsel as a reasonable accommodation.

The Washington Post ran an editorial series on the right to counsel.

All about COVID-19 and how it relates to the right to counsel in critically important civil cases like housing.

A statement from the NCCRC regarding the murder of George Floyd, the protests, and the connection to housing justice.

The NCCRC and the civil right to counsel movement were featured recently in Governing Magazine, the preeminent publication for state and local government officials.

On July 17 in NYC, the NCCRC hosted a public breakfast event to educate about the latest happenings in the civil right to counsel movement.

At the 2016 NLADA Exemplar Award Dinner, Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called for the right to counsel in civil cases.

The updated Justice Index, which ranks the states on access to justice, now includes some factors relating to civil right to counsel.

A story by the Associated Press features civil right to counsel legislation across the country and the NCCRC.

The New York Times discussed the nationwide push for civil legal aid and highlighted the NCCRC as well as efforts by some of its participants.

A new ABA resolution, authored by the NCCRC, calls for a right to counsel whenever physical liberty is at stake.

Calls to reform civil forfeiture proceedings have come from all sides of the aisle, with legislation filed at the federal and state level.

A new report by the ACLU looks at the collection of private debt and the need for counsel to protect debtors from incarceration.

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

A recent article from Bloomberg Law looks at flaws in state right to counsel laws, as well as the success of representation when provided.

Three rounds of HUD grants are providing funding to legal services providers to represent tenants facing eviction.

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.

A new policy brief explores how to advance both racial and health justice through a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

The latest Human Rights Report Card from the National Homelessness Law Center gives the United States a "C-" on security of housing tenure.

A report by the NCCRC, CityHealth, and Enterprise Community Partners covers housing policies advancing health equity, such as right to counsel.

A joint report by the ACLU and NCCRC reviews the data on the widepsread consequences of evictions and right to counsel's impact on the problem.

Data for Progress has released new polling data showing the American public strongly supports a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.

A new tool shows the number of rent-unstable renter households in the U.S. as well as how many eviction filings that may lead to.

A new study explains how COVID-19, the public health crisis, evictions, and the right to counsel are connected.

A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress explains the importance of providing a right to counsel for tenants.

A briefing book from People's Action calls for a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction, pointing to the successful program in NYC.

New reports by the Center for Social Innovation and the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty support a right to counsel in evictions.

As the Fair Housing Act celebrates its 56th anniversary, we at the NCCRC take a moment to acknowledge its critical role in housing justice.

An increasing number of legal services programs have tapped a number of different federal funding pots to expand tenant representation.

CityHealth, which ranks cities on their policies, is making a push in conjunction with the NCCRC for cities to adopt a tenant right to counsel.

In January 2022, We celebrated the eviction right to counsel movement and its leaders.

An opinion piece in the Houston Chronicle by the Legal Services Corporation President calls for immediate passage of an eviction right ocounsel.

A webinar series hosted by the NCCRC and the Right to Counsel Coalition of NYC featured organizing efforts around right to counsel.

A Shriver Center webinar tackled the question of the race equity implications of an eviction right to counsel, as well as funding questions.

The Wall Street Journal took a look at how cities are adopting an eviction right to counsel as a way of combating rising rents.

Stout, a financial analysis company that has produced right to counsel cost/benefit reports, has new articles on the right to counsel movement.

A new campaign to end the criminalization of homelessness features right to counsel in housing cases as a major policy platform.

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

ABA Resolution 113 calls for the appointment of counsel for unaccompanied minors in all immigration proceedings.

A study found represented immigrants are 12 times more likely to avoid deportation. The study is tied to a project to expand representation.

A new report by the American Immigration Council shows that represented immigrants are far more likely to be released and win their cases.

The American Bar Association has adopted a set of principles on how fees/fines should be collected, and one advocates for a right to counsel.

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

Two new articles in the Harvard Law & Policy Review support the right to counsel in debt cases.

The NCCRC status map now includes full information about the right to counsel when subject to quarantine or isolation.

The 2012 version of the Model Code on Education and Dignity contains significant right to counsel provisions.

The NCCRC joined a December meeting convened by the Department of Justice and the White House about the rise of debtor's prisons.