New York lawmakers State Sen. Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Kenny Burgos have introduced the End Predatory Court Fees Act. This groundbreaking bill seeks to abolish a range of financial penalties ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Inside the dimly lit Hall of Justice, water falls from three stories up and puddles in a public waiting area. Nearby, an escalator sits motionless, inoperable for months. A ...

In a courtroom on the 11th floor of the Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse, Judge Orlando Prescott lectures a 17-year-old boy about the importance of associating with trustworthy people — and being ...

The Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976 gives the courts discretion to award a “prevailing party.... a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.” 42 U.S.C. §1988 (b). The fee statute ...

A U.S appeals court on Tuesday largely upheld a lower court’s handling of attorney fees in the $600 million settlement over ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — More than $26.5 million in court fees over five years were distributed to the wrong sources ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you are late on paying off a traffic ticket or other court fines, a program in Kent County could provide some relief. Three district courts are offering an amnesty ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

On June 24, 2025, the California Court of Appeal heard argument in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado. You may recall that the California Court of Appeal previously held that legislatively enacted ...