Even though it was long-established constitutional law, Michigan district courts had been jailing people who were too poor to pay their court fines. We submitted a comment letter supporting the rule change and a petition from dozens of our clients and soup kitchen patrons — but to center our clients' own perspectives, three of them, Dennis, Lesia, and Mecca, came to Lansing to testify directly.
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Briefs, letters, guides, and other resources tied to this action.
