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Iowa’s Top Court Ended Court Fees in Dismissed Cases. Politicians Want Them Back

The state can no longer saddle defendants with court fees when charges are dismissed. Prosecutors are backing legislation to restore them.

News • 02.13.2026

This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment

Mississippi is known as one of the worst states for public defense. In one lower court, most defendants went without any lawyer before indictment.

Jackson • 02.22.2024

The 1990s Law That Keeps People in Prison on Technicalities

How the Supreme Court expanded the most important law you’ve never heard of.

The Lowdown • 05.26.2022

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