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Bail
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SCOV Law
No Bail for Buell
The "art department" is particularly lazy this weekBy Andy DelaneyOne three-justice published entry order this week. Mr. Buell faced (and still faces) multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault. These…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Supreme Court: Time Spent in Custody on Probation Detainer Should Apply to New Case Even if Bail Paid
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Phillips, holding that the defendant should have received credit for time served…
SCOV Law
Budgets and Bail
By Andy Delaney No opinions on the 5th; two opinions on the 12th. The first one deals with the budget-review process for hospitals. The second one deals with the State's appeal…
PrawfsBlawg
Trump’s Tirade against Cashless Bail
Main Tuesday, September 02, 2025Trump's Tirade against Cashless Bail Trump’s Executive Order attempting to abolish cashless bail is unjust and inhumane, but what else is new? I explain it in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Bail and Time-Served Plea Offers"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Michael Smith now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Defendants in criminal cases are routinely…
Criminal
“Bail and Time-Served Plea Offers”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Michael Smith now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:Defendants in criminal cases are routinely detained…
Bloom Legal Blog
How to Make Bail, Navigate Court, and Understand the Courts in Orleans Parish: A Complete Guide
Meta Description: Confused about how to make bail in New Orleans? Learn where to go, what court handles your case, and the difference between Magistrate, Municipal, and Criminal District Courts—plus…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Breaking the Hierarchy – Power of the Trial Courts to Cancel Bail Granted by Higher Courts
By Srinivas Chatti, Aishwarya Wagle, Ved Thakur
Summary: In this article, we discuss the concept of cancellation of bail in the backdrop of a recent judgment of the Supreme Court that trial courts are empowered to cancel…
Legal Theory Blog
Smith on Written Justifications for Bail Determinations
Michael L. Smith (St. Mary's University School of Law) has posted Requiring Written Justifications for Bail Determinations (56 Conn. L. Rev. (Forthcoming 2026)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Many…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Renewed focus on Liberty – Delhi High Court upholds Constitutional Safeguards on Bail under PMLA
By Ankoosh Mehta, Nikhil Varshney, Rinkel Singh, Rishita Khandelwal
Securing bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ("PMLA"), is challenging due to the high threshold for bail stipulated by the Act. Section 45 of the PMLA stipulates…