by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
Earlier today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the ACLU of Arkansas, and law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP, filed a class action civil rights suit that accuses a Sherwood, Arkansas, courthouse of jailing residents for their inability to...
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday accusing a small Arkansas city of running what they said amounted to a modern day debtors prison where a local court imposed inordinate fees on the poor and jailed them if they did not pay.
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
A federal lawsuit alleges twelve percent of the city of Sherwood is being funded through predatory practices of a bad checks court system.
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
The city of Sherwood, Arkansas, rides hard on people who write bad checks in Pulaski County. Even a $15 bad check can, and often does, lead to thousands owed to the county in fines and fees, and lots of jail time. This practice is unconstitutional, argues a lawsuit...
by Press | Aug 23, 2016 | Newsclips
Washington — While planning a trip to Buenos Aires two years ago, I decided to give Airbnb a try. The idea of renting a private apartment through the online service instead of paying for a generic hotel room was intriguing. Though August marks the off-season for...
by Press | Aug 9, 2016 | Newsclips
The voting strength of minorities has been diluted by county district maps that have been drawn in violation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, said Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers’ Committee, which represents the plaintiffs, including the Georgia National Assn....
