Civil Right to Counsel Update is a quarterly electronic newsletter published on behalf of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel. It reports on the latest developments in advocacy to achieve recognition of a civil right to counsel for low-income people in cases affecting basic human needs.

June 2010

  • Litigation Update
  • Texas Pilots
  • NY Task Force Names
  • ABA Model Act & Principles
  • Events

March 2010

  • Litigation Update
  • CA's Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act
  • Seattle Symposium
  • Civil Right to Counsel & Foreclosure
  • MO Bar Journal Coverage
  • NCCRC Panels at NLADA
  • UNC Conference

October 2009

  • CA Pilot Program
  • AK Supreme Court
  • UC Irvine Orientation
  • NLADA Panels
  • US Sup. Ct. Cert. Petition

 

June 2009

  • AK Oral Argument
  • MI Amicus Brief
  • MA Pilot Projects
  • CA Pilot Project Bill
  • WA Access to Justice Conference
  • Internat'l Legal Aid Group
  • Indigent Defence Report
  • PA Bar Resolution

March 2009

  • Washington Truancy Case
  • Welcome John Pollock
  • TX: Counsel in Eviction Appeals 
  • CA: Civil Gideon Pilot Projects
  • VA: No Right to Counsel Ruling
  • Legal Aid Stimulates Economy

 December 2008

  • Alaska Supreme Court Case
  • Virginia Litigation
  • NLADA Workshop
  • NY State Bar Support
  • SF Bar Meeting
  • ABA Symposium
  • Support the Coalition 

October 2008

  • Thinking Strategically
  • Alaska Litigation
  • Alaska Bar Resolution
  • New Legislation in Ala. and La.
  • Boston Bar Report
  • California Model Statute Task Force
  • Don't Forget to Check the Website