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Ohio Mayor’s Courts Are Huge Sources of Unjust Revenues by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon U.S. jurisprudence generally strives to avoid conflicting interests and even the appearance of impropriety. This practice apparently does not apply to the system of mayor’s courts in Ohio. Reminiscent of ancient Star Chamber of England, …
Publication • June 1, 2019
Paid in Full- A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans, Vera Institute of Justice, 2019 Paid in Full: A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans Jon Wool, Alison Shih, and Melody Chang June 2019 The following organizations endorse this report and its recommendations: ADL South Central …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
In Landmark Civil Asset Forfeiture Case, U.S. Supreme Court Holds Excessive Fines Clause of Eighth Amendment Applicable to States by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held that the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is applicable to the states through the …
Article • February 14, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
California Court of Appeal: Using Criminal Process to Collect Fines That Indigent Defendants Cannot Pay Is Unconstitutional by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On January 8, 2019, the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of the state of California ruled that when the only reason a defendant cannot …
Publication • January 1, 2019
Privatizing Criminal Procedure, Washington and Lee Public Legal Studies, 2019 Washington & Lee Public Legal Studies Research Paper Series Accepted Paper No. 2018 - 07 April 2, 2018 107 Georgetown Law Journal ___ (forthcoming 2019) Privatizing Criminal Procedure John D. King Clinical Professor of Law, Director of Experiential Education, and …
Article • December 31, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Fee to Plead Guilty Burdens Indigent Defendants in Pennsylvania by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A woman in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to stealing $25 in merchandise in 2016. It cost her almost $600 to plead guilty. A man in Fairview Township, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to possession of a …
Fines and Fees: Explained by Jessica Brand by Jessica Brand, In Justice Today In our Explainer series, Fair Punishment Project lawyers help unpackage some of the most complicated issues in the criminal justice system. We break down the problems behind the headlines — like bail, civil asset forfeiture, or the Brady …
Article • November 30, 2017
Michigan Court Forced to End “Pay or Stay” Policy by David Reutter by David Reutter A Michigan state district court judge was ordered to end a “pay or stay” policy that he used to toss poor defendants in jail for their inability to pay fines, fees and court costs. The …
Article • November 16, 2017 • from CLN December, 2017
Missouri Supreme Court Holds Probation Revocation for Nonpayment of Court Costs Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Missouri Supreme Court sitting en banc ruled that a sentencing court improperly revoked a defendant’s probation for failing to pay court costs without first inquiring into the reasons for his failure …
Wilkins v. Aberdeen, OK, Complaint, Court Fees, 2017 Case 4:17-cv-00606-CVE-JFJ Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 11/02/17 Page 1 of 103 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) IRA LEE WILKINS, ) ) ) On behalf of themselves and all others ) similarly …
Brief • August 23, 2016
Dade v. Sherwood, AR, Complaint, Hot Check, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00602-JM Document 1 Filed 08/23/16 Page 1 of 58 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS - - - - --------- - ----------- CHARLES DADE, NAKITA LEWIS, NIKKI PETREE, LEE ANDREW ROBERTSON, and PHILIP AXELROTH, individually and on …