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Judiciary

ABA president urges Montana lawmakers to rethink driver’s license suspension in sentencing

Supreme Court Report

What can states seize? SCOTUS will decide whether the excessive fines clause applies to states

National Pulse

Legal aid program in Oklahoma is dedicated to representing moms in trouble

Annual Meeting

House of Delegates urges end to mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims

Election Law

Are states obligated to educate formerly incarcerated people about their new voting rights?

Defending Justice

How lawyers and judges can help rebuild public trust and confidence in our justice system

Constitutional Law

2 federal judges find constitutional problem with debtors prisons and bail in New Orleans

Annual Meeting

ABA adopts guidelines aimed at preventing fines and fees that penalize poverty

President's Message

Poverty is not a crime

Your Voice

Remembering RFK and the lawyers’ committee he inspired

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Pioneer in law

Defending Justice

Fees and fines threaten judicial independence

Opening Statements

Justice Department rescinds guidance on excessive court fines and fees

Judiciary

No mercy for judges who show mercy

Annual Meeting Report

How Biloxi Reformed Bail, Court Fees Policy

Annual Meeting

Want to stop jailing people for failing to pay court fees and fines? Look to Biloxi, Mississippi

Annual Meeting

Van Jones will discuss alternatives to legal fines at ABA Annual Meeting

President's Message

Lawyers demonstrate patriotism through helping others and expanding access to justice

Criminal Justice

Lawsuit says Michigan suspends safe drivers’ licenses because they can’t pay fines

FEATURES

The Gideon Revolution

Juvenile Justice

Court fines and fees trap juvenile defendants in cycle of debt, new study finds

Attorney General

Justice Department warns local courts about illegal enforcement of fees and fines

Legal Ethics

Alabama judge censured for telling offenders who couldn’t afford fines to give blood or face jail

Public Defenders

ACLU lawsuit challenges waiting list for PD representation

Constitutional Law

Suit claims town generates cash with housing code; front-yard barbecues banned, screens required

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