From NewsOK:

Criminals in Oklahoma could soon pay more in fines as judges look for ways to overcome a loss in taxpayer dollars.

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Judges are encouraged at workshops to raise fines in certain instances and to not forgive court costs. They also have been told they should require those getting probation to pay more upfront.

A handbook encourages “defendants to pay their fines, fees and costs by credit card.”

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From The Tulsa World:

New U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has become the court’s designated “circuit justice” for the 10th federal judicial circuit, which includes Oklahoma.

A circuit justice receives and may decide emergency requests to the Supreme Court from a particular circuit until the high court takes final action. Emergency matters include requests for stays of execution, restraining orders and postponements in the effective date of a lower court order.

The 13 federal circuit courts are one step below the Supreme Court.

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