The Brennan Center testified before the New York City Council on systemic problems in the ongoing mortgage foreclosure crisis and its effect on New York City Neighbordhoods.
New Yorkers should demand adequate legal representation and counseling for our neighbors facing foreclosure. The investment will pay off for all of us.
Recent data from state court systems show that a vast majority of homeowners facing foreclosure do not have a lawyer. This report accompanies a multimedia video series, which profiles homeowners across the country speaking about the experience of going through foreclosure alone and the difference it makes to have legal assistance on their side.
In advance of the second session of the Supreme Court's 2011 term, the Brennan Center calls attention to five cases involving important issues of access to justice, national security, and civil liberties.
