Despite the country’s low unemployment rate, 18% of U.S. children, or 13.4 million, are living in poverty and inequities among black, Latino and Native American youth compared to their white peers have persisted for nearly three decades, according to a new report.
Read moreA federal judge granted class certification and a preliminary injunction to plaintiffs who were detained in St. Louis jails, often for more than a month, because they were unable to afford bail.
Read moreMichigan’s practice of suspending the licenses of indigent drivers who don’t pay fines and court costs does not violate their right to due process, a divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday.
Read moreSan Francisco is about to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and the state of New Jersey in banning a growing paperless practice that critics say discriminates against low-income people who may not have access to credit cards.
Read moreThe toll on public health from climate change is a heavy one and disproportionately affects children, women, the elderly and the poor, a group of health experts told lawmakers Tuesday.
Read moreClimate change has sped up the melting of the polar ice caps and now researchers with Stanford University say the global economy is another casualty, with poor countries more severely affected by rising temperatures.
Read moreA federal judge struck down the work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky on Wednesday, effectively blocking the Trump administration’s plan to revamp the country’s healthcare program for the poor.
Read moreEthiopia is banning street begging by Syrian nationals who have startled people by showing up in growing numbers in recent months in major cities around hotels and mosques.
Read moreCourts in California that levied hefty court fines on defendants without first assessing their ability to pay the mandatory fees violated the state and U.S Constitution, a state appeals court ruled.
Read moreDallas County’s automatic money bail system violates poor defendants’ civil rights by not considering their ability to pay, a federal judge ruled late Thursday.
Read moreAfter the New York City Council took measures to ensure there is no racial bias in subway arrests for fare evasion, a new lawsuit claims the NYPD is refusing to disclose telltale numbers.
Read moreNew Hampshire’s high court ruled Tuesday that the state must afford due process to indigent defendants before jailing them over their nonpayment of legal bills.
Read moreA class action filed Thursday accuses an Arkansas district court judge of running an illegal ‘debtors’ prison’ that punishes residents with jail time and fines for being poor.
Read moreNeedy civil litigants who cannot afford to hire a private court reporter are still entitled to have one provided for them, California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Read moreOfficials who administer food stamps in the District of Columbia must divert resources to improve how the agency processes applications, a federal judge ruled Thursday
Read moreA food bank in western Germany has reversed a 3-month old decision to prevent more foreigners from accessing its services, a move that drew criticism from aid groups and politicians.
Read moreA federal judge issued a blistering condemnation Friday of a New Jersey court that unconstitutionally jails people who cannot pay littering fines.
Read moreVaccines could save as many as 36 million lives and avert roughly 24 million cases of medical impoverishment in 41 low- and middle-income nations between by 2030, a new study finds.
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