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FFJC and Partners Urge Supreme Court: Drivers’ License Suspension is not an Excuse to Pull Someone Over

A case pending before the United States Supreme Court (Kansas v. Glover) could have wide ranging ramifications for the millions of Americans whose drivers’ licenses have been suspended because of …

Free to Drive Coalition Launch Event

Driver’s license suspensions for unpaid fines and fees are cruel, counterproductive, and harmful to millions of people. Nationwide, there are at least 11 million driver’s license suspensions for unpaid court …

Join the Driving Success Campaign

Use this form to register your, or your organization's, interest in joining Driving Success — Florida's campaign to reform debt-based restrictions on driving.

FFJC Co-Founds Driven by Justice Coalition To End Driver’s License Suspensions for Nonpayment of Traffic Tickets in New York

Advocates Launch Driven by Justice Coalition To End Discriminatory Practice of Suspending Driver’s Licenses for Nonpayment of Traffic Tickets in New York The Bronx Defenders, Fines & Fees Justice Center, …

Florida Driver License Reinstatement Days Offer False Hope, Distract from True Reform: Statement

FLORIDA—APRIL 10, 2019—Yesterday, the Florida House Judiciary Committee held a hearing regarding PCB JDC 19-02, which would, in part, mandate Driver License Reinstatement Days to reinstate suspended or revoked driver’s …

NYC Council Votes to Eliminate City-Imposed Bail Payment Fees: Statement

NEW YORK—APRIL 9, 2019—The New York City Council voted to approve Intro No. 1199 today, a bill introduced by Councilmembers Keith Powers and Rory Lancman that eliminates bail fees imposed by New …

Opinion: NY Property Tax Cap Turns Police and Courts Into Tax Collectors

For the New York Law Journal, FFJC New York State Director Katie Adamides and Citizen Action NY’s Erin George argue that Governor Cuomo’s property tax cap creates perverse incentives for criminalizing …

Undermining Amendment 4, Florida House Subcommittee Imposes A Life Sentence of Voting Ineligibility

The Fines and Fees Justice Center today urged Florida legislators to vote against a bill that would undermine Amendment 4, passed overwhelmingly by Florida voters in November. The bill would …

FFJC’s Lisa Foster joins Democracy Now! to explain implications of SCOTUS excessive fines ruling

Following the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Timbs v. Indiana, Democracy Now! invited FFJC’s Lisa Foster to explain the implications of this groundbreaking decision regarding the Excessive Fines Clause. Below, you …

Opinion: New York’s fines and fees are ripe for challenge: The Supreme Court ruling resonates here, where localities pile huge dollar penalties on rich and poor alike

For the New York Daily News, FFJC Co-Directors Lisa Foster and Joanna Weiss explain how the Supreme Court’s ruling in Timbs v. Indiana has the potential to accelerate fines and …

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