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Monday 10am Press Conference: Legislators & Advocates Call on Gov. Cuomo to Take Emergency Measures to Minimize Harms of Court Debt 60 NY State Legislators Sign Letter Calling On Cuomo …

FFJC Statement: Coronavirus Crisis Heightens Urgency of Ending Unnecessary License Suspensions Nationwide Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation permanently ending the widespread practice of suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid …

Today, FFJC sent a letter on behalf of 50 organizations from the Free to Drive coalition calling on the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators to ask its member agencies to …

Coronavirus Crisis: FFJC Calls on Florida Policymakers to Stop Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions In Response to COVID-19, Some Florida Counties Have Halted Debt-Based License Suspensions Dozens of State and Local …

Fines and Fees Justice Center Releases COVID-19 Policy Recommendations Dozens of State and Local Jurisdictions Enacting Emergency Measures to Protect Public Health and Scale Back Criminalization of Poverty Today, the …

A new report released today by the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School found that New Yorkers of color are disproportionately stopped, ticketed, arrested, charged, and convicted for traffic violations and driving on …

Earlier today, the Florida House of Representatives’ Civil Justice Subcommittee voted in support of HB 903, which would reform the state’s driver’s license suspension policies. Two million Floridians—1 in 8 …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) released a comprehensive report on Florida’s driver’s license suspension practices today: Driving on Empty, Florida’s Counterproductive and Costly Driver’s License Suspension …

Legal, Advocacy, and Business Communities Align for Campaign to End Debt-Related Driver’s License Suspensions Over 11 million driver’s licenses nationwide currently suspended for unpaid debt SEPT. 10, WASHINGTON D.C.– Today, …