“This week, two branches of state government have weighed in against continued enforcement of this counterproductive policy, and there is strong bipartisan support for repeal in the General Assembly,” Ciolfi said. “It is time to end the devastating cycle of debt, unemployment and incarceration once and for all.”

The 23-page decision found that the five plaintiffs have a strong chance of winning their argument that the DMV policy violates the U.S. Constitution’s protection of due process rights.

“While the court recognizes the commonwealth’s interest in ensuring the collection of court fines and costs, these interests are not furthered by a license suspension scheme that neither considers an individual’s ability to pay nor provides him with an opportunity to be heard on the matter,” Moon wrote.

The judge also justified the preliminary injunction by saying enforcement of the law causes irreparable harm.