Our latest report explores civil assessment fees, a type of poverty penalty charged to people who miss a deadline to pay or appear in court. One of the highest and …
Our newest report reveals deep racial disparities in enforcement for non-traffic infractions, the most low-level violations in both state and local municipal codes, punishable by a fine. They do not …
Our latest report reveals how local governments use car towing and the associated fees in ways that disproportionately harm Californians living in poverty. Hundreds of thousands of California drivers have …
A new study released by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, Paying More for Being Poor: Bias and Disparity in California’s Traffic Court System, …
This report describes the growing phenomenon of small business displacement in the Bay Area, including its particular impact in San Mateo, and proposes legal and policy solutions to mitigate that …
Across the nation, an epidemic of injustice has been exposed – the practice of saddling low income people with traffic fines, fees and penalties so steep they are driven deeper …
Deportation is devastating for immigrant families and comes at a high cost for taxpayers as well. Education about available legal relief can help avoid this drastic outcome. In some cases, a minor …
Over four million Californians are without a valid driver’s license, not because they pose a risk to public safety, but because they are trapped in a spiral of court fines …
In November 2014, California voters passed Prop 47, a measure that reclassifies several potential felonies, including simple drug possession and certain theft crimes, as misdemeanors. Using Proposition 47 to Reduce Convictions …