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Article • November 17, 2015
Iowa: State Department Ordered to Cover Court-Appointed Counsel’s Expenses in Privately Prosecuted State Action by Iowa: State Department Ordered to Cover Court-Appointed Counsel’s Expenses in Privately Prosecuted State Action The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s order for the Iowa Department of Management (IDM) to pay, as a …
Brief • November 12, 2015
Thompson v. Moss Point, MS, Settlement, Class Action, Secured Bail Schedule, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 19-1 Filed 11/12/15 Page 1 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 19-1 Filed 11/12/15 Page 2 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 19-1 Filed 11/12/15 Page 3 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 19-1 Filed 11/12/15 Page 4 …
Brief • November 12, 2015
Thompson v. Moss Point, MS, Final Judgment, Class Action, Secured Bail Schedule, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 19 Filed 11/12/15 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSJSSIPPI ~J.. EO ~-~ 2015] ) ARTHUR JOHNSTON CHEVON ELIZABETH …
Brief • November 6, 2015
Thompson v. Moss Point, MS, Declaratory Judgment, Class Action, Secured Bail Schedule, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 18 Filed 11/06/15 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION ) CHEVON ELIZABETH THOMPSON et a!.) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) ) v. …
Publication • November 2, 2015
ACLU-NH - Debtors' Prison in New Hampshire, 2015 Debtors’ Prisons in New Hampshire A Report by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire Published September 23, 2015 www.aclu-nh.org Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………..1 Debtors’ Prisons and the Law …………………….3 The Investigation and Quantitative Findings ……5 Analysis ……………………….…………….……..7 Recommendations………………………………...11 Personal …
Article • October 30, 2015
Houston Justice System Disfavors Poor by Houston Justice System Disfavors Poor Blacks awaiting trial in Harris County Texas have always had a tougher time receiving fair treatment than other ethnic groups. They still do. Gerald R. Wheeler reviewed more than 6,500 felony and misdemeanor pretrial detainee cases in Harris County, …
Article • October 28, 2015
Washington Indigent Defense System Knowingly Violated Sixth Amendment by Washington Indigent Defense System Knowingly Violated Sixth Amendment by Mark Wilson “The public defense system in Mount Vernon and Burlington has systemic flaws that deprive indigent criminal defendants of their Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel,” a Washington federal …
Article • October 27, 2015
Attorney Fees against Indigent Defendant Vacated by Attorney Fees against Indigent Defendant Vacated On July 23, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals vacated an order imposing $400 in attorney fees against a mentally ill, homeless criminal defendant who faced deportation due to his inability to pay. Oregon law authorizes trial …
Article • October 6, 2015
Filed under: Indigent Defense, Costs
Oregon Court-Appointed Attorney Fees Require Ability to Pay by Oregon Court-Appointed Attorney Fees Require Ability to Pay On September 10, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a $600 attorney fee award imposed on a criminal defendant because the trial court failed to make a finding as to the defendant’s …
Brief • September 8, 2015
Walker v. City of Calhoun, GA, Class Action Complaint, Indigent Arrestee Bail Debtors Prison, 2015 Case 4:15-cv-00170-HLM Document 1 Filed 09/08/15 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ROME DIVISION ________________________________ ) MAURICE WALKER, on behalf of ) himself and others …
Brief • July 9, 2015
Anderson ACLU v. Judge Carl F. Gerds III, BiS Complaint for Superintending Control, MI, indigent debtors prison, 2015 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF MACOMB In re DONNA ELAINE ANDERSON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Circuit Comi Case No. 15-- - …
Brief • July 9, 2015
Anderson ACLU v. Judge Carl F. Gerds III, Complaint for Superintending Control, MI, indigent debtors prison, 2015 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF MACOMB In re DONNA ELAINE ANDERSON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Arising from 38th District Court Case Nos. …
Brief • June 17, 2015
Tucker v. Idaho, ID, Class Action Complaint, indigent defense debtors prison, 2016 Jason D. Williamson AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION jwilliamson@aclu.org 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 (212) 284-7340 (212) 549-2654 (fax) Pro hac vice application pending Richard Eppink AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IDAHO FOUNDATION reppink@acluidaho.org P.O. …
Brief • June 15, 2015
Thompson v. Moss Point, MS, Motion and Order for TRO, Class Action, Secured Bail Schedule, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 10 Filed 06/15/15 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION ) CHEVON ELIZABETH THOMPSON et al.,) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) …
Brief • June 12, 2015
Thompson v. Moss Point, MS, Complaint, Class Action, Secured Bail Schedule, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00182-LG-RHW Document 1 Filed 06/12/15 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI ) FILE 0 CHEVON ELIZABETH T HOM PSON, et al.) …
Brief • June 2, 2015
Pierce et al v. City of Velda City, MO, Order, money bail reform, 2015 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc. #: 16 Filed: 06/03/15 Page: 1 of 3 PageID #: 119 Case: 4:15-cv-00570-HEA Doc.#: 15-2 Filed: 06/02/15 Page: 1 of 3 PagelD #: 116 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Filed under: Indigent Defense, Costs
Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment by Mark Wilson The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in March 2014 that a district court had abused its discretion when it dismissed a …
Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Settlement, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGRJmMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (hereinafter "Agreement") is made by and among DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA ("DeKalb County"); CHIEF JUDGE NELLY WITHERS, In Her Official Capacity as Chief Judge of the DeKalb …
Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Complaint, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 Case 1:15-mi-99999-UNA Document 174 Filed 01/29/15 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION KEVIN THOMPSON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. ________ v. COMPLAINT DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; NELLY WITHERS, in her official capacity as …
Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014 One Strike and You’re Out How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014 W W W.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG One Strike and You’re Out How We Can …
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