Major developments

A bill would require the appointment of counsel for immigrants in various kinds of immigration proceedings.

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

A Massachusetts trial court ordered the appointment of an attorney ad litem in a housing eviction case.

This bill would require counsel for an indigent higher education student subject to disciplinary proceeding due to allegation of a crime.

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

A Wisconsin case raised the issue of right to counsel when pregnant women are civilly committed for alleged child endangerment.

A Wisconsin case raised the issue of right to counsel when pregnant women are involuntarily treated for alleged child endangerment.

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 report by several subcommittees of the Delaware Access to Justice Commission urges recognition of a right to counsel for more civil cases.

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

A Washington Court of Appeals held that a trial court should have appointed counsel for a child in a dependency proceeding.

A report studying the impact of Turner v. Rogers in the child support context has found that most indigent obligors are still incarcerated

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

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

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

A court rule permits appointment of counsel for a person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation. The rule applies to admin cases too.

NCCRC Coordinator John Pollock was on WNPR's "Where We Live" program to discuss the 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.

In a custody arbitration, the arbitrator may appoint counsel for the child at the expense of the parents.

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 bill passed in 2017 requires the court to appoint counsel when a defendant is held in contempt for failure to comply with a repayment plan.

This bill would have, among other things, required appointment of counsel for contempt proceedings related to debt collection.

A bill passed in 2017 requires a court to appoint counsel for a seventeen year old seeking judicial permission to marry.

These NY bills would establish a right to counsel for adults with developmental disabilities in guardianship proceedings.

The Nevada Legislature strengthened the right to counsel for protected persons in guardianship cases in several ways.

The NH Legislature enacted a bill in 2017 that requires appointment of counsel prior to incarceration for failure to pay criminal fees/fines.

A 2017 bill strengthened the right to appointed counsel for Minnesota children 10 and over in abuse/neglect cases.

A 2017 bill strengthened the right to appointed counsel for Minnesota children 10 and over in termination of parental rights cases.

A court must appoint counsel for a child in a state-initiated termination proceeding, and may appoint in a private termination.

These bills would have required appointed counsel for foster children who avail themselves of voluntary extended services.