The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state to become the first in the nation to eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants awaiting trial, rejecting arguments from county prosecutors that the law violates the state constitution.
The 5-2 decision was split along party lines, with the two Republican justices, David Overstreet and Lisa Holder White, dissenting.
Eliminating cash bail creates a system “commensurate with that balance,” the court ruled.
The justices gave trial courts 60 days to prepare for the new rules, with cash bail to be eliminated Sept. 18.
The court’s long-awaited ruling represents a victory for Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who faced fierce criticism over the policy from Republicans during his reelection campaign last year, including a barrage of sometimes misleading claims in TV ads and political mailers.
Pritzker made eliminating cash bail a priority during his first term and backed the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus in pushing its sweeping criminal justice overhaul in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.
Looks like Pritzker the Hutt is getting his money's worth from the IL state supreme court.
Conservatives that still live there......“But….but…but…but my family is from here! I can’t move!!”
I'm fully convinced that the dems are a suicide cult.....Except for their elite though.
The 5-2 decision was split along party lines, with the two Republican justices, David Overstreet and Lisa Holder White, dissenting.
Eliminating cash bail creates a system “commensurate with that balance,” the court ruled.
The justices gave trial courts 60 days to prepare for the new rules, with cash bail to be eliminated Sept. 18.
The court’s long-awaited ruling represents a victory for Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who faced fierce criticism over the policy from Republicans during his reelection campaign last year, including a barrage of sometimes misleading claims in TV ads and political mailers.
Pritzker made eliminating cash bail a priority during his first term and backed the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus in pushing its sweeping criminal justice overhaul in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.
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Looks like Pritzker the Hutt is getting his money's worth from the IL state supreme court.
Conservatives that still live there......“But….but…but…but my family is from here! I can’t move!!”
I'm fully convinced that the dems are a suicide cult.....Except for their elite though.
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