Fines

Censorship

Arlington, Virginia, Seems to Think F-Bombs Are Actual Weapons

City increases fine for cursing in public.

Scott Shackford | 6.16.2015 11:25 AM

Ferguson

How the DOJ Contributed to the Awful Ferguson Police Culture It Condemns

You know who else has a judicial system that is hard to fight and extracts money from citizens?

Scott Shackford | 3.6.2015 12:15 PM

Nanny State

Chicago Meter Maids Stop for No One

Tucked behind the skeletal remains of a melted windshield wiper...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.5.2015 10:05 AM

Ferguson

DOJ Ferguson Report About Treating Residents as Revenue, Not Just Racial Bias

Ed Krayewski | 3.4.2015 5:47 PM

Politics

Centralized Policing Is the Wrong Solution

Elinor Ostrom and the case against centralization

Jesse Walker | 12.17.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Ferguson to Increase Ticket Fine Collection by "About a Million" Dollars

Zach Weissmueller | 12.13.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

Rand Paul Reacts to Ferguson: Reform Criminal Justice System, Petty Fines

Robby Soave | 11.25.2014 1:59 PM

Policy

How Court Fees and Fines Can Crush You, Ferguson Department

Brian Doherty | 9.13.2014 10:40 PM

Michael Brown

A Visit to the Numerous 'Fiefdoms' of St. Louis County

Scott Shackford | 9.3.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Ferguson, Abusive Policing, and Racial Politics

The fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown and its aftermath have once again brought the national spotlight on race relations.

Cathy Young | 8.26.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Petty Law Enforcement and Its Effect on Ferguson

Brian Doherty | 8.21.2014 3:52 PM

Politics

Video: Ferguson, Police Militarization, and the Culture of Harassment

Zach Weissmueller and Paul Detrick | 8.15.2014 8:49 AM

Civil Liberties

Happy (Temporary) News for Hungry Homeless in Daytona Beach: Fines Dropped Against Couple Feeding Them

Brian Doherty | 5.22.2014 8:15 PM

Policy

Government is Just All of Us Together, Preventing Each Other From Feeding the Hungry

Brian Doherty | 5.13.2014 2:45 PM

Policy

Judge: FAA Can't Fine Drone Pilot for "Reckless" Flying

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.7.2014 4:26 PM

Policy

Parking Fines Are Unconstitutionally Excessive, Violate Due Process, Claims Class Action Suit

Brian Doherty | 2.25.2014 6:01 PM

Policy

Petty Law Enforcement vs. the Poor

How the state's desire to manage our movement harms the poor

Brian Doherty | 1.8.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Virginia Farmer Holds Party for Little Girls, Sells Tomatoes and Yarn, Gets Slammed With $15,000 in Fines

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.13.2012 3:17 PM

Policy

Virginia Speeding Fines Update

Radley Balko | 8.3.2007 9:39 AM

Nanny State

Don't Pick on the Drivers

Juliet Samuel | 7.20.2007 9:36 AM