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The Hill
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BREAKING: Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ended an Obama-era Justice Department policy that instructed local courts to avoid slapping massive fines and fees on poor defendants in order to raise money for their jurisdictions.
Sessions ends Obama-era policy encouraging courts to avoid slapping massive fines on poor defendants
The Obama-era policy told local courts the Justice Department had a "strong interest" in protecting citizens' rights.
THEHILL.COM
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2 hrs ·
BREAKING: Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ended an Obama-era Justice Department policy that instructed local courts to avoid slapping massive fines and fees on poor defendants in order to raise money for their jurisdictions.

Sessions ends Obama-era policy encouraging courts to avoid slapping massive fines on poor defendants
The Obama-era policy told local courts the Justice Department had a "strong interest" in protecting citizens' rights.
THEHILL.COM
Well?