The Returning Citizen

S1 E5 - Equal Justice Under Law: Fighting Wealth-Based Discrimination


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Jacob and Imani connect with Phil Telfeyan, Executive Director for Equal Justice Under Law, a national civil rights organization based in Washington, DC. Phil explains how they recently filed a class action lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson for suspending driver's licenses of people who are too poor to pay the debts they owe the state for traffic violations or court costs. The two named plaintiffs are both residents of Detroit.
More details of the case can be found here: http://equaljusticeunderlaw.org/wp/current-cases/protecting-rights-drivers-poor/
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