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Podcast: Lawyerist Podcast
Episode: #134: Why It's Time for a Civil Right to Counsel, with John Pollock
Description: On this episode, we discuss the civil right to counsel (sometimes called "civil Gideon") movement with John Pollock. The American Bar Association has endorsed a right to counsel whenever basic needs are threatened, and Pollock leads a national coalition seeking to bring the civil right to counsel to all US jurisdictions. "It's not about winning or losing. It's about not losing everything." John Pollock is a Staff Attorney for the Public Justice Center and the Coordinator of the National Coalition for the Civil Right to Counsel. He works to establish the right to counsel for...