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City of Grants Pass v. Johnson

Issue Does the Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause prohibit municipalities from enforcing generally applicable laws regulating sleeping and camping on public property? Holding In a 6-3 ruling, the …

Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System

The use of criminal legal fines and fees to to fill state and local budgetary gaps has deep roots in a history of anti-Black racism. That history is evident in …

Estimating Earnings Impact of Driver’s Licence Revocations in North Carolina

In North Carolina, a driver’s license can be revoked for failure to pay court ordered monetary obligations and failure to appear in court. Millions of people rely on their licenses …

Predation and the Disproportionate Risk of Driver’s License Suspensions in Economically and Racially Marginalized Communities

Driver’s license suspensions for non-safety reasons such as failure to appear or failure to pay exploit vulnerable groups in order to fill state and local budgets. Analyzing Department of Motor …

State v. Gibbons

Issue 1. Whether a law that imposed a $5,000 mandatory minimum fine without regard to the defendant’s ability to pay, is facially unconstitutional under the Excessive Fines Clause of both …

Priced Out: A 50-State Survey of How Diversion Fees Create Unequal Justice

The Fines and Fees Justice Center examined legislative authorization and statewide court rules in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine whether statutory provisions explicitly authorize or permit diversion program fees and, if so, whether they establish guidance or limits on what may be charged.

City of Grants Pass v. Johnson

Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System

Estimating Earnings Impact of Driver’s Licence Revocations in North Carolina

Predation and the Disproportionate Risk of Driver’s License Suspensions in Economically and Racially Marginalized Communities

State v. Gibbons

Priced Out: A 50-State Survey of How Diversion Fees Create Unequal Justice

Providing Labor Market Context For Debt-Related Driver’s License Suspensions In Ohio

The Cost of Juvenile Probation: A Critical Look into Juvenile Supervision Fees

Post-Ferguson Class Action Suits Challenging Fine and Fee Schemes in Missouri

Penalizing the Poor: An Assessment of the Administration of Fines and Fees in Florida Misdemeanor Courts