Civil Right to Counsel Update
Monday, July 28, 2008
- Organization: American Bar Association
The Civil Right to Counsel Leadership and Support Initiative has launched a new web site at www.civilrighttocounsel.org. The new site, which will be updated regularly, contains news of recent developments; descriptions of advocacy efforts and links to relevant documents; information about the need for a right to counsel in civil cases, the justice gap, the coalition, and how to become involved in its work; links to journal and newspaper articles; and much more. Also, California Justice Earl Johnson, Jr., (ret.) delivered the keynote address, "Three Phases of Justice for the Poor: From Charity to Discretion to Right," at the state's Pathways to Justice Conference in June. An article in the July-August issue of ABA Bar Leader magazine, "Access to Justice: Is Civil Gideon a Piece of the Puzzle?," profiles state and national efforts on civil right to counsel.



