Comments on: Fifth Circuit: basing judges’ fund on fines and fees violates due process https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/fifth-circuit-basing-judges-fund-on-fines-and-fees-violates-due-process/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:26:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: MattS https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/fifth-circuit-basing-judges-fund-on-fines-and-fees-violates-due-process/comment-page-1/#comment-355954 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:26:46 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73549#comment-355954 In reply to greatUnknown.

It’s not about judicial intervention as such. The due process clause violation comes from the court getting a cut of the fines and fees. I don’t think the courts get a cut of asset forfeiture or other police asset seizures.

]]> By: greatUnknown https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/fifth-circuit-basing-judges-fund-on-fines-and-fees-violates-due-process/comment-page-1/#comment-355952 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:12:40 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73549#comment-355952 It’s a good thing then that police seizures of assets are done without judicial intervention. otherwise it might be unconstitutional.

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