Eric Holder Bullies His Way to Success in Detroit Bail Reform Case as State and Local Officials Watch the Show The Former Attorney General pulled off a stunt that even we didn’t think was possible: he bullied the judges of the 36th Judicial District Court, which covers Wayne County, toRead More →
Indigent Bail Challenge Rejected By the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit In what may be the final chapter in the indigent bail litigation started by Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in the 2015 case of Varden v. City of Clayton, Alabama, the U.S. Court of AppealsRead More →
Indiana Bail Project Lawsuit Rejected by Federal Judge Court holds Legislators have a Clear Public Interest in Regulating Charitable Bail A challenge to a recently passed and much-needed Indiana bill to regulate charitable bail funds in the state was rejected in late June by a federal judge in the UnitedRead More →
TIME TO PUSH THE RESET BUTTON ON HAWAII LEGISLATIVE BAIL REFORM When a legislator who sponsors a bill subsequently turns around and asks the governor to veto it, you know something is very wrong. Such is the case with Hawaii House Bill 1567, which was authored by Rep. Scot MatayoshiRead More →
Broward County Follows the Bail Reform Lead of Los Angeles and New York—Right After Both Jurisdictions Reverse Course Last week, Broward County Chief Judge Jack Tuter implemented a no money bail schedule for certain crimes, depriving of judges of consideration of the facts and circumstances of each case prior toRead More →
Bail Reform in Houston: A Half-Decade of Bail Reform Malfeasance Comes to Full Fruition Noted English poet Robert Southey wrote in Curse of Kehama that, “Curses are like young chickens; they always come home to roost.” The curse of Harris County bail reform, first supported by the District Attorney, whoRead More →
Poll: Voters Universally Reject Bail Reform, Call for Higher Bails in Violent Offenders as Primaries and Midterms Loom 64.9% of All Michigan Voters Oppose Legislation Reforming Bail Policies to Lower or Eliminate Bail Bonds – Marketing Resource Group, Judicial Services Spring 2022 Poll There are two billboards at the intersectionRead More →
Third Time is Not the Charm for Failed Bail Reform Movement Excerpt from the The Ripon Forum, by Jeff Clayton May 2022 _____ The third generation of bail reform is over. Like the second generation, it was unsuccessful. This time, the notion that jurisdictions can simply eliminate bail and moveRead More →
New York Legislature Substantially Rolls-Back Bail Reform Law For the second time in three years, New York is rolling back the bail reform law that took effect in January, 2019. Governor Cuomo had to roll it back in part in April, 2019, just months after it went into effect. OneRead More →
Increase In Crime Created Enormous Public Backlash FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Franklinville, NJ (April 11, 2022) – After enduring withering criticism from the public, which demanded action in the wake of a huge increase in crime, the New York legislature voted late Friday (April 8) to substantially roll back the state’sRead More →
