Illinois Supreme Court halts implementation of cashless bail
Just hours before the elimination of cash bail and other pretrial policies were
But following Cunnington’s Wednesday night decision, the legal reaction has been messy. Various counties had sought temporary restraining orders to prevent the pretrial provisions from going into effect and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who supports the SAFE-T Act, responded by publicly decrying the court filings as last-minute legal gimmicks from longtime opponents of the reforms.
“Illinois will be safer when we join the federal courts in eliminating access to money as a factor in determining who is released,” Rinehart continued. “We were ready and will be ready when the Supreme Court reinstates later this year.” On Friday night, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, a Republican, and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser, a Democrat, filed a motion to the Supreme Court to seek its guidance in implementing the new provisions. Berlin said the filing comes amid “confusion statewide” over how each county should proceed.Also on Friday, Raoul appealed Cunnington’s decision to the Supreme Court.
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