Pay Unto Caesar: Breaches of Justice in the Monetary Sanctions Regime
Posted: 4/29/2019 (CSDE Seminar Series)
Mary Pattillo, Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, will assess monetary sanctions as they relate to several kinds of justice. Monetary sanctions include fines, fees, restitution, surcharges, interest, and other costs imposed on people who are convicted of crimes ranging from traffic violations to violent felonies. Following the ruling in Timbs v. Indiana, she will explore constitutional justice and ask if monetary sanctions constitute excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. She will show that most monetary sanctions are excessive for lower-income defendants, and they breach each of the types of justice explored.
Please visit the seminar page to reserve time to meet with Professor Pattillo.
Date: 05/03/2019
Time: 12:30-1:30 PM
Location: 121 Raitt Hall