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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday appealed to the state’s highest court to overturn a Kankakee County judge’s ruling earlier this week that partially derailed a new law abolishing cash bail.
A judge deemed a provision of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional as part of a lawsuit involving 64 other counties, but reform will move ahead as planned in Chicago and its immediate suburbs.
Judge invalidates cash bail reform in some counties; appeal pending chronicleillinois.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chronicleillinois.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Reforms in Illinois that eliminate cash bail are endangered as Kankakee County Chief Judge Thomas W. Cunnington rules they run afoul of the state's constitution.