court costs, fines, and fees Archives - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

The Collaboration for Justice Joins the Free to Drive Coalition as Amici in Mendoza et al. v Stickler

The Civil Rights Corps and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice have filed a brief on behalf of Free to Drive Coalition members in support of the plaintiffs in Mendoza et al. v Stickler. Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers (the Collaboration for Justice) have joined as amici...

Testimony to the IL Supreme Court Statutory Court Fees Task Force: Fines and Fees Perpetuate Inequality as Opposed to Serving Justice (August 30)

On August 30, 2022, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts' social work intern, CJ Beck, provided testimony at a public hearing held by Illinois Statutory Court Fees Task Force. The public hearing was called so community members could provide testimony on the Task Force's draft report on the "Impl...

Support for SB 3635 to End Driver’s License Suspensions for Failures to Appear

UPDATE: HB 5588 has been assigned to committee for hearing on Wednesday, February 16. Please submit a witness slip in favor of the bill, as a "proponent," using this link before the hearing at 10:00 AM on Wednesday. On January 19, 2022, Illinois Senate Bill 3635 was filed by Sen. Celina Villa...

Call to Support the Driving for Opportunity Act

The bipartisan federal Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 creates incentives to states to end debt-based drivers’ license suspensions. It is moving through Congressional committee mark-up this month and we are hopeful it will gain sufficient support to become law. Under the Licens...

Testimony to the IL Supreme Court Task Force on Court Fees: Forgive Debts, Expand Full and Partial Fee Waivers, and End Regressive Funding Mechanisms

The Illinois Supreme Court's Statutory Court Fees Task Force is holding a Public Hearing on July 13, covering the impact of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act (CTAA) and related Supreme Court rules pertaining to court fees and costs; issues not addressed by the CTAA, including waivers in traffi...

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