Court Cases
Civil Right to Counsel

Turner v. Rogers (Amicus Brief)

The Brennan Center, along with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of a petitioner seeking the right to counsel in civil contempt proceedings where he or she faces incarceration.

– 06/20/11

Montejo v. Louisiana (Amicus Brief)

This case tests the ambit of the protection afforded by the Sixth Amendment of right to counsel.

– 04/14/09

King v. King (Amicus Brief)

The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in this case is support of a right to counsel claim by an indigent parent seeking child custody.

– 03/21/07

People of the State of New York v. Nicholson McCoy (Amicus Brief)

The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of Sharwline Nicholson, a mother who lost custody of her children due to alleged neglect, arguing in favor of a parent’s right to counsel in cases involving termination of parental rights.

– 10/16/02