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FFJC Statement on the Indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center

NEW YORK — This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, announced that it is being criminally charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In …

Recognizing Women as the Bedrock

by: Joanna Weiss and Tanisha Pierrette Throughout March, we celebrate the history and achievements of women. Too often, the remarkable strength and tenacity required for women’ s everyday survival is …

From the Philippines to the U.S.: Lessons on Fines and Fees Reform from the Second National Decongestion Summit

By Joanna Weiss In January, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sponsored the Philippines’ Second National Decongestion Summit in Manila to generate concrete plans to address the …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 4: Automated Traffic Enforcement

This is the final installment of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 3: Ability-to-Pay Practices

This is the third of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state and …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 2: End Justice Fees

This is the second of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state and …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 1: Free to Drive

Over the next two weeks we will be releasing a four-part series offering an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state and local fee elimination, ability-to-pay practices, and automated traffic enforcement.