(The Center Square) – After months of debate over the pros and cons of the criminal justice package known as the SAFE-T Act, a judge has ruled the ending of cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional. But confusion remains because the decision only affects those counties that filed lawsuits challengi…
Astate judge ruled late Wednesday that Illinois’ SAFE-T act was unconstitutional, handing prosecutors a major win just days before the cashless bail law was set to take effect....
In 65 Illinois counties, cash bail won’t be eliminated on Jan. 1 like the rest of the state following a judge’s ruling that the pre-trial release provisions in the SAFE-T act are unconstitutional.
Reaction is flooding in after a Kankakee County judge ruled parts of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional, including the elimination of cash bail beginning on Jan. 1.
Just days before a sweeping criminal justice reform and bill known as the SAFE-T Act was set to go into effect in Illinois, a Kankakee judge ruled that the bill’s controversial elimination of cash bail was unconstitutional.
A Kankakee County judge has ruled portions of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional, putting a pause on the elimination of cash bail in the state of Illinois.
(The Center Square) – The end of cash bail in Illinois is in question after a Kankakee County judge said the state legislature "improperly attempted to amend the [Illinois] Constitution"
(The Center Square) – The end of cash bail in Illinois is in question after a Kankakee County judge the provision that's part of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today
The Illinois “SAFE-T Act” was set to take effect on January 1, 2023. However, following a ruling of Kankakee County Judge Thomas Cunnington on Wednesday finding portions of it unconstituti...
The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court on New Year's Eve delayed implementation of cashless bail across the state, which was set to go into effect Sunday, New Year's
Hours before cash bail was set to end in dozens of counties across the states, the Illinois Supreme Court put cash bail on hold in all 102 counties as it prepares to debate whether or not the pretrial release provisions in the newly passed SAFE-T Act are constitutional.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Saturday stayed the Pre-Trial Fairness Act portion of Illinois’ SAFE-T Act until the high court has a chance to hear arguments and rule on its
The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Saturday night that the state's cash bail system would not end on Sunday, January 1 – the day that the controversial SAFE-T Act was supposed to go into effect.
The end of cash bail was set to begin on Jan. 1, but in a last-minute order, the Illinois Supreme Court halted the measure just hours before it was set to take effect in Illinois. So what happens now?
