Paying More for Being Poor — Bias and Disparity in California’s Traffic Court System (tags)
California's traffic fines and fees are some of the highest in the country, and new data shows that current California policies disproportionately impact people of color. Two bills before the California Legislature (SB 185 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB185 and AB 412 http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LegalServicesforPris/6211c91da4/TEST/7c77ea8fd3/bill_id=201720180AB412 ) would address many of the disparities.
EU Fines Financial Institutions $2.3bn Over Manipulation of LIBOR, One of Largest Banking (tags)
The EU recently handed down billions of Euros in fines for eight large financial institutions because of their role in rigging benchmark banking interest rates.
ANSWEr trashes cities then cries "first amendment" (tags)
ANSWER's been trashing the urban environemnt for years- now they are upset that they are getting fined.
FBI might mean: Finished, Busted and Internment For Corporate Crooks (tags)
Are convictions, fines and imprisonment enough punishment for corporate executives proven guilty of crimes that damaged the U.S. economy?
$10,000 Penalty For Posters About Political Event ! (tags)
ANSWER Coalition, promoter of some of the largest. most successful Wash DC demonstrations, is threatened with $10,000 fines for posters promoting upcoming demos. This threatens ALL interests that may hope to gather peacefully to express grievances to officals and mainstream public.
Government nannies shake down latinos selling elote (corn on the cob) (tags)
Valley corn sellers targeted Health officials give warnings, fines to those lacking permit
FCC OKs some bad talk on TV sometimes (tags)
Isn't this great! After flushing the 1st Amendment down the toilet for many years the FCC has decided to give a tiny bit of it back to us and let us utter a few dirty words on TV and radio. Whoppie!!! We are free!!! Well maybe?
Government defends 1998 anti-porn law (tags)
Salon.com, Nerve.com and other plaintiffs backed by the American Civil Liberties Union are suing over the 1998 Child Online Protection Act. They believe the law could restrict legitimate material they publish online - exposing them to fines or even jail time.
Mayor Crosby knows that traffic tickets are for raising revenue!!!! (tags)
The mayor is also accused of ordering police officers to ticket soldiers and Hispanics for speeding because he thought neither group would contest the fines in court.
Would FCC fine/ban naked Venus deMilo? (tags)
Democrats target illegal immigration (tags)
Measure would hold employers accountable...impose fines and possible jail time for corporate leaders
Cuba Offer Free Eye Surgery to U.S. Poor (tags)
An EYEdea Who's Time Has Come! Offer of free eye surgery in Cuba
Pastors for Peace Members Threatened with Heavy Fines (tags)
Local activists receive letters from OFAC for taking crutches and walkers to Cuba! Computers for school children remain "arrested" by Commerce Dept and homelandia InSecurity!
biased insurance investigations (tags)
This is about the state of California and FBI trying to influence lawsuit reform and help large corporations get out of regulations.
Texas GOP says Democrats will Pay -- $1000s a day! (tags)
A visibly angry Bill Ratliff, a Republican State Senator (Mount Pleasant) had said before hand he stood by the notion that the Democrats have a constitutional right to break quorum.
US Fines, May Jail Woman Who Was 'Human Shield" in Iraq (tags)
Faith Fippinger, "a retired schoolteacher who went to Iraq to serve as a 'human shield' against the U.S. invasion is facing thousands of dollars in U.S. government fines, which she is refusing to pay." She could face 12 years in prison for taking this courageous stand against the US War Machine.