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The Case for Universal Representation in New Jersey’s Immigration Courts

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Mayor Bill de Blasio announce a budget agreement.

NYC Council Members Worry Trump Could Jeopardize Taxpayer-Subsidized Lawyers for the Poor

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Council Members Praise De Blasio’s State of the City Speech But Questions Remain

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Revisits 2013 Campaign Themes in His State of the City Showtime at the Apollo

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito share a moment after announcing a budget deal.

Up For Re-Election, De Blasio Finally Bows to Push for Taxpayer-Funded Lawyers in Housing Court

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio makes an announcement regarding legal representation for tenants in housing court at the High Bridge Library in the Bronx, New York.

More New Yorkers Facing Eviction Have Lawyers, But No Right to Counsel Yet

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images)

De Blasio Says Right to Counsel in Civil Court ‘on the Horizon’—But Only if Feds Pay

By Will Bredderman
Tenants facing evictions, and others in civil suits, deserve attorneys, some legal experts argue. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Civil Discourse: Lawmakers and Legal Experts Want to Expand Your Right to a Lawyer

By Jillian Jorgensen
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman (Illustration: Kirsten Ulve)

Moving Mountains with Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman

By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at her State of the City address last year. (Photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council)

Council Votes to Create New ‘Office of Civil Justice’

By Jillian Jorgensen
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