Yahoo News Article RatingBig news for cash bail critics: Illinois just became first state to abolish it
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-32% Somewhat Liberal
- Reliability
65% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
-46% Medium Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
22% Negative
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43% : In his appeal, Raoul had argued ruling against the law would have opened the doors to overturning decades of criminal justice reform led by the state legislature.42% : "The Illinois Constitution of 1970 does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public," the majority stated in their opinion.
40% : Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, who wrote for the majority, said the state's constitution "does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public."
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