On Recent Developments:

• New York City Council considers bill to extend free legal aid to elderly tenants: Gotham Gazette, New York Times, NYC Indymedia, Room Eight.
• Washington Supreme Court rules on Brenda King right to counsel case: Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Crosscut.
• Other articles on Brenda King case: Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Puget Sound Business Journal.

 Other Articles:

2008

• Civil Right to Counsel Urged. Tresa Baldas. National Law Journal, Sept. 15, 2008.
• Judge Urges State Control of Legal Aid for the Poor. Danny Hakim, New York Times, June 29, 2008.
• Deck Stacked Against Poor in Court. Jonathan P. Baird, Concord Monitor, June 27, 2008.
• Facing Evictions - Without the Right to Counsel. Emily Jane Goodman, Gotham Gazette, June 2008.
• Homeowners Demand Lawyer. Cincinnati Enquirer, June 13, 2008.

• The Neglected Middle Class. Jeff Bleich, California Bar Journal, June 2008
• The Verge of Expulsion, the Fringe of Justice. Adam Liptak, New York Times, April 15, 2008.
• State Bar Conference Promotes Right to Counsel in Civil Cases. Vesselin Mitev, New York Law Journal, March 11, 2008.
• Legal aid not a right, court rules. Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun, March 4, 2008.
• Saufley: $12M not enough to fund lawyers for indigent. Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal, Feb. 6, 2008.

• Should taxpayers provide lawyers for needy in civil cases? Edward Fitzpatrick, Providence Journal, Jan. 27, 2008.

2007

• Justice for all. Why the nation’s lawyers think everyone should get an attorney in civil court. Eric Wolff, San Diego City Beat, December 11, 2007.
• Court: Parents don’t need lawyer to sue school. Bill Mears, CNN.com, May 21, 2007.
• Washington is in the minority of states that do not provide legal counsel to all children in abuse and neglect proceedings. Kimberly Ambrose, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 11, 2007.

2006

• Chief justice seeks lawyers for poor in civil cases. Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, December 20, 2006.
• State-wide gatherings raise awareness of justice for all. Kristin Kraemer, Tri-City Herald, October 12, 2006.
• Commentary: the corrosive void of the civil right to counsel. Steven D. Schwinn, Daily Record (Baltimore), Sept. 22, 2006.
• MD Court of Appeals sidesteps ‘Civil Gideon’ in 4-3 custody case. Ann W. Parks, Daily Record (Baltimore), Sept. 21, 2006.

• Bridging the Gap. Judge Denise Johnson, Appellate Judges News, Summer 2006.
• Silent Crisis. Meeting the Legal Needs of the poor. Julie Delcour, Tulsa World, April 2006
• Commission on courts debates right to lawyers in civil cases. Katharine Webster, Boston Globe, March 13, 2006.

2005

• Uncivil Justice. Michael S. Greco, Equal Justice Magazine, Winter 2005.
•  Abused Children are Found Entitled to Legal Aid. Shaila Dewan, New York Times, Feb. 9, 2005.

2004

• Civil Gideon Sidestepped. Daniel Cox, Equal Justice Magazine, Winter 2004.

2002

• I.N.S. Is Sued for Legal Aid for Minors It Holds. John Files, New York Times, March 14, 2002.