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IL Supreme Court justices hear arguments over cash bail abolition
The justices will decide if state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker had the authority to simply abolish cash bail, despite constitiutional language and past constitutional amendments appearing to assume the existence of the system -
Prosecutors ask IL Supreme Court to declare SAFE-T Act unconstitutional 'overreach,' weakens judges' power to safeguard the public
Sheriffs and prosecutors from 64 counties argue in a new brief that cash bail is enshrined in the state constitution, and can't be deleted without a vote of the people, simply because Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly say so -
Kankakee judge: SAFE-T Act elimination of cash bail unconstitutionally tramples peoples' rights, courts' authority
The judge ruled the Illinois state law represents an illegal attempt by Illinois Democrats to rewrite the state constitution; Attorney General Kwame Raoul will appeal to Illinois Supreme Court -
Judge to decide if SAFE-T Act tramples IL constitution, people's rights, or if prosecutors' lawsuit mere 'policy dispute'
A Kankakee County judge said he will rule on the constitutional challenge to the sweeping criminal justice reforms under the so-called SAFE-T Act by Dec. 28 -
State's attorneys: IL Dems rewrote IL constitution by eliminating bail; IL A/G: SAFE-T Act protects constitutional rights
Legal teams representing 62 Illinois county prosecutors and the Illinois state officials have squared off with opposing filings in Kankakee County court, with the fate of the so-called SAFE-T Act at stake -
Will Co. State's Attorney sues Pritzker, other top IL Dems, says SAFE-T Act violates state constitution
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says it takes Democratic lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker can't simply abolish cash bail without amending the state constitution. He further says Democrats trampled constitutional procedures in passing massive bill in the dead of night -
Aqua Illinois facing lawsuits over lead in University Park water
Already facing a legal action from the state and Will County, Aqua Illinois now faces a class action lawsuit over lead in the water it supplies to the village of University Park.