Lawsuit: Court illegally jails people who can't pay finesSTLtoday.comJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Seven people have sued Mississippi's capital city, saying its municipal court illegally jailed them because they couldn't pay court fines. The federal lawsuit against Jackson, spearheaded by two nonprofit legal groups, is a prong ...and more »

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    In a written order handed down at the start of Tuesday’s court proceedings, Judge Juan Merchan announced fines of $1,000 each for nine posts made on Trump’s Truth Social feed that he said violated his ...
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    Juvenile Law Center report found that, in Indiana and at least 21 other states, families can “pay their way out” of juvenile justice system.
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