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Challengers say Michigan's court costs system is poorly regulated and gives judges an incentive to impose fees on defendants to close up holes in a court's budget.
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Courts in Michigan can continue requiring defendants found guilty of a crime to pay certain court costs associated with their trial for another year and a half.
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The challenges claim that allowing judges to assess court costs creates an automatic incentive to find defendants guilty. That’s because courts don’t get to assess costs when a defendant is found innocent.
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Michigan's trial court funding system is "broken." That's according to a study released Monday by the Michigan Trial Court Funding Commission.Tom Boyd is…
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The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether it’s legal for judges to order defendants to pay fees and court costs.One defendant is challenging the…
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DETROIT – The Michigan Supreme Court has announced amendments to state rules aimed at keeping people from jail time because they can't pay court fines or…
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Tomorrow, a state Senate committee takes up legislation that would require state agencies to pay the court costs of people who sue the state and win.…
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The Michigan Supreme Court says judges can’t order people convicted of a crime to pay the costs to the legal system – unless it’s been specifically…
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DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan Supreme Court soon will hear arguments in a dispute over whether convicts can be ordered to pay the operating costs of local…