by Press | Jul 26, 2019 | Press Releases
ST. LOUIS, MO & WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) applauds the decision of the United States Court of Appeal for the 8th Circuit upholding a District Court decision dismissing a lawsuit arising from...
by Press | Jul 24, 2019 | Newsclips
A coalition of powerful players in Miami-Dade County’s legal system is coming together on Monday to claim that the vast majority of people with a felony conviction in the county are likely to be able to register to vote, even if they still owe court fines and fees....
by Press | Jul 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – In response to the Justice Department’s decision to not pursue federal charges against a New York City Police Officer in the death of Eric Garner, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...
by Press | Jul 12, 2019 | Publications, Resources
Though debtors’ prisons are by law unconstitutional, recent decades have seen a marked rise in the number of individuals who are nonetheless incarcerated for failing to pay either public or private debts. The 1980s and 1990s marked a significant increase in the number...
by Press | May 31, 2019 | Newsclips
Courts cannot incarcerate people based solely on inability to pay court-imposed fines. The U.S. Constitution and Oklahoma Constitution prohibit jailing a person without first determining whether their failure to pay is willful.
