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Litigation

Jun. 18, 2016

Solano County Superior Court sued for traffic fines policy

As promised, a group of civil liberties organizations sued Solano County Superior Court on Wednesday after urging it to follow U.S. Department of Justice advice that courts stop suspending indigent people's driver's licenses for unpaid fines.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

As promised, a group of civil liberties organizations sued Solano County Superior Court on Wednesday after urging it to follow U.S. Department of Justice advice that courts stop suspending indigent people's driver's licenses for unpaid fines.

Elisa Della-Piana, legal director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, said a demand letter se...

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