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FFJC Op-Ed in CNN: Alabama scandal shines national spotlight on taxation-by-citation
FFJC Op-Ed in CNN: Alabama scandal shines national spotlight on taxation-by-citation
By Leah Nelson (research director at the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice) and Priya Sarathy Jones, national policy and campaigns director at the Fines and Fees Justice…
Death By Fees: How New Mexico Punishes Poverty
Death By Fees: How New Mexico Punishes Poverty
By Monica Ault, FFJC New Mexico State Director The words “debtor’s prison” conjure up images of a dark, barbaric past. But in New Mexico, they never went away — they’ve just been r…
Pew-FFJC Op-Ed: Why It’s Time to End Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions
Pew-FFJC Op-Ed: Why It’s Time to End Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions
Lawmakers across the country are taking bipartisan action to stop the counterproductive practice of suspending driver’s licenses because of unpaid debts.
FFJC Op-Ed: It’s Time for Nevada to Finally End Debtor’s Prisons
FFJC Op-Ed: It’s Time for Nevada to Finally End Debtor’s Prisons
This past year has forced many Nevada families to do more with less, all while facing job losses, school closures, and the health concerns of Covid-19. Though state officials enact…
FFJC-CBPP Op-Ed: It’s Time to Reject Fines and Fees as a Solution to Budget Problems
FFJC-CBPP Op-Ed: It’s Time to Reject Fines and Fees as a Solution to Budget Problems
It’s Time to Reject Fines and Fees as a Solution to Budget Problems For our economy to prosper, state and local governments must dramatically reduce their reliance on this hidden r…
FFJC Op-Ed: Time To Get Rid Of New York’s Predatory Fines & Fees
FFJC Op-Ed: Time To Get Rid Of New York’s Predatory Fines & Fees
In the final hours of 2020, Gov. Cuomo signed an amended version of the Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act, ending the practice of suspending a person’s driver’s license when t…
“The Other America”: How Fines and Fees Perpetuate Systemic Racism
“The Other America”: How Fines and Fees Perpetuate Systemic Racism
By Priya Sarathy Jones, National Policy and Campaigns Director In 1955, Mamie Till Mobley made the courageous and heartbreaking decision to hold an open casket funeral for her son,…
Opinion: NY Property Tax Cap Turns Police and Courts Into Tax Collectors
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 perve…
FFJC’s Lisa Foster joins Democracy Now! to explain implications of SCOTUS excessive fines ruling
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 decisio…
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
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 a…
