U.S. District Court Judge L. Troy Nunley ruled against the U.S. Justice Department’s equal protection bail theory that was first advanced by the Eric Holder and the U.S. Justice Department in Clanton, Alabama some twenty-two months ago. A group of plaintiffs lawyers have filed as many as fifteen cases around the country, alleging that the American bail system is a “wealth-based detention scheme” employing the use of fixed schedules based on the criminal charge that violates the equal protection clause. Click to continue to the full article…
