N.C. Attorneys Challenge Court Fines and Fees as Unconstitutional
December 11, 2017
December 11, 2017
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following news release:
North Carolina's practice of charging criminal defendants with an array of court fines and fees unjustly burdens low-income people and violates the state constitution, according to a motion filed today in Wake County Superior Court. The motion challenging the constitutionality of court costs is the product of a working collaboration between several nonprof . . .
North Carolina's practice of charging criminal defendants with an array of court fines and fees unjustly burdens low-income people and violates the state constitution, according to a motion filed today in Wake County Superior Court. The motion challenging the constitutionality of court costs is the product of a working collaboration between several nonprof . . .