Legal Research

States looking to capture fees through criminal justice systems
The New York Times has this interesting piece on real-world economics in some state courts. The piece is headlined, "Pinched Courts Push to Collect Fees and Fines," and here is how it starts: Valerie Gainous paid her debt to society,...

Root of nations economic crisis is moral crisis
One News Now: A travesty of justice has occurred in Oakland, California. But realities surrounding this local issue point to how the economic crisis in our nation is symptomatic of and flows from a deeper fundamental moral crisis...

Criminals Escape Fees in San Francisco
An article in today's San Francisco Chronicle addresses San Francisco's inability to collect fines, victim's restitution and court-imposed fees from convicted criminals. The article can be found here...

New Hampshire State Courts Press On with Illegal Surcharge
In a blatant case of a governmental double standard at work, the state of New Hampshire charges a $3 surcharge on credit card transactions for court fees, fines and other legal fees...

The Economic Crisis: Wall Street's Responsibility to Joe American
Washington, DC: As the Congress continues to wrestle with undoubtedly the worst single economic crisis to hit the United States since the Great Depression, forgive Americans for thinking that they've been had...

Yet More Tax: Fine with Us
Congratulations (some) library patrons who have amassed fines over $10! The Virginia Department of Taxation just paid your fines for you by docking your refund! At least one court uses this tactic, too...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Bank Overdraft Fees alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.

City of Fargo To Pay for Excessive Traffic Fines
City of Fargo To Pay for Excessive Traffic Fines

LCD Manufacturers
to Pay $585 Million in Price-Fixing Fines

Tollway I-Pass
alleging that users were sent erroneous fines

19 Washington Cities
Face Traffic Fines Class Action