Law Practice
Jun. 9, 2009
Right to Counsel Bill Clears the State Assembly
The Assembly passed a bill on Friday that would make California the first state in the nation to establish a right to counsel for low-income people in critical human-needs civil cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - The Assembly passed a bill on Friday that would make California the first state in the nation to establish a right to counsel for low-income people in critical human-needs civil cases. The bill, AB 590, introduced by Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, passed on a vote of 50-29, and would provide a legal voice for those in the state that can't afford an attorney. It would be funded throu...
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