The Illinois Supreme Court is set to announce its decision surrounding the state’s controversial “SAFE-T Act” Tuesday, a pivotal moment for the legislation, which would eliminate the use of cash bail.
in the state Constitution that requires defendants be bailable “by sufficient sureties,” except for certain offenses. He also found that it violated the separation of powers between the judiciary and Legislature.
Opponents to the law argue lawmakers violated the state’s constitution when they failed to seek approval from voters through a constitutional amendment, and they say they would “strongly support” such a system if the state had done so. “Plaintiffs’ grab-bag of constitutional theories should be rejected: None of these constitutional provisions locks in place the institution of monetary bail,” the motion contends.
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