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The Right Coast
Judge accepts sneakers instead of bail from Framingham man – Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
Jason Duval, 39, told Judge Douglas Stoddart that he didn't have money to post bail Friday, but he would be willing to use his new Nike sneakers as payment, according…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Ninth Circuit Ruling Invalidating Arizona Proposition 100’s “No Bail for Undocumented Immigrants” Provision
Lyle Denniston on SCOTUSblog.com reports that the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a federal appeals court ruling striking down an amendment to the Arizona constitution that prohibits the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Arizona No Bail Provision for Immigrants
Yesterday, in Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sitting en banc reversed the district court’s summary judgment in a class action challenging Proposition 100,…
Notice of Appeal
Criminal Case Roundup: You Don’t Need Cash to Get Out on Bail and the Supreme Court Wants to Know Whether “Child Luring” is Criminal or Just Disgusting
By Jill Bowman
In State v. Barton, the Washington Supreme Court examined the mandate found in Article I, section 20 of the Washington State Constitution that criminal defendants “shall be bailable by sufficient…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Requests for Lower Bail Denied in Morristown, NJ Cocaine Case
A judge maintained the high bail amounts for two men accused of running a major cocaine distribution operation out of Morristown, NJ.
Nashville Criminal Law Report
New Tennessee Bail Bond Law Creates Chaos
By Rob McKinney
Walter Roche wrote a nice article in the Tennessean yesterday on the new bail bond law. The first version of the bill limited the bail bond company's exposure to one year on…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Upholds Denial-of-Bail for Unauthorized Aliens
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A divided three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit this week upheld Arizona's Proposition 100, a ballot measure passed by Arizona voters that amended the state constitution to preclude bail for…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
What is the Purpose of Bail Bonds ?
By Rob McKinney
The purpose of a bail bond is to release a person charged with a crime from jail. In exchange , the accused promises to make all their court dates subject…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Pretrial Detention and the Right to Be Monitored”
Main April 4, 2013"Pretrial Detention and the Right to Be Monitored" The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper available via SSRN by Samuel Wiseman.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Are bail conditions increasingly being used to impose pre-conviction punishments?
Main July 15, 2012Are bail conditions increasingly being used to impose pre-conviction punishments?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this notable new op-ed authored by Professors…