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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 -
Federal suit challenging ‘assault weapons’ ban filed in Southern District; Suit: Banned guns do not meet ‘dangerous’ or ‘unusual’ threshold
A St. Clair County veteran joined a group of nonprofit organizations and two gun stores in their legal battle against state and local officials for having the authority to enact House Bill 5471, which bans “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines. -
Who is bail for? Question could decide fate of SAFE-T Act
Lawmakers have made changes to Illinois' sprawling, controversial criminal justice reform law. But the changes appear to have no legal bearing on the constitutional challenges to the law brought by dozens of Illinois state's attorneys -
State's attorneys' lawsuits to strike down SAFE-T Act head to court soon in Kankakee County
The Illinois Supreme Court consolidated 57 lawsuits challenging the SAFE-T Act, the law that will eliminate cash bail in Illinois and presumes nearly all criminal defendants cannot be held in jail before trial. The lawsuits will be led by Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe, with assistance from six other state's attorneys, including prosecutors in Will and McHenry counties