A last-minute decision by the Illinois Supreme Court has sent the Attorney General's office scrambling.
The Illinois Supreme Court has put on hold — for now — a controversial provision of the SAFE-T Act that would have ended cash bail across the state.
"The Illinois Supreme Court said we’re going to take this case," said lawyer and legal analyst Karen Conti, who added she is not surprised by the court’s decision. But last week, a Kankakee County judge agreed with state’s attorneys in 65 Illinois counties who filed a lawsuit arguing that eliminating cash bail is unconstitutional."If the legislature wants to make the changes in the SAFE-T Act regarding no cash bail, it looks to me like they would have to issue a referendum, and have the people decide whether or not they want to amend the constitution to provide for it," Conti said.
"The Supreme Court said we’re going to stay all provisions regarding the SAFE-T Act that has to do with cash bail until we, the Illinois Supreme Court, decide the issue," Conti said.
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