FFJC Careers: New York State Deputy Director
The Fines and Fees Justice Center’s New York state campaign is the first sustained effort to reform harmful fines and fees practices statewide. Our goal is to abolish fees in …
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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 …
Fines and Fees Justice Center Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of Bond Fees
NEW YORK – JANUARY 28, 2019 – The Fines and Fees Justice Center, the Cato Institute, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the R Street Institute filed an amicus brief …
Institute for Justice and FFJC File Amicus Brief Urging an End to Driver’s License Suspension for Unpaid Fines and Fees
Press release courtesy of the Institute for Justice. The state of Tennessee revokes the driver’s license of any person who fails to pay fines, costs, and litigation taxes associated with …