St. Louis County returns fees collected for missed court dates

October 17, 2022 Comments Off on St. Louis County returns fees collected for missed court dates

St. Louis County Municipal Court collected unauthorized fees from about 11,000 people who missed municipal court dates.

$1.7M settlement reached for Ferguson court fee abuses

March 27, 2020 Comments Off on $1.7M settlement reached for Ferguson court fee abuses

A judge on March 24 granted preliminary approval of a $1.7 million settlement in a widely publicized class-action lawsuit against the city of Ferguson for charging court fees alleged to generate profit for the municipality at the expense of public ...

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Ferguson settles municipal court fees lawsuit for $1.7M

March 26, 2020 Comments Off on Ferguson settles municipal court fees lawsuit for $1.7M

The city of Ferguson, Missouri, has agreed to a $1.7 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused its municipal court of charging illegal court fees, attorneys involved in the case said Wednesday. A judge on Tuesday approved a preliminary ...

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