Illinois' 21st Judicial Circuit Court
Recent News About Illinois' 21st Judicial Circuit Court
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Judge: Safe-T Act unconstitutional in part
Kankakee Circuit Judge Thomas W. Cunnington issued a 36-page Memorandum of Decision late yesterday declaring portions of the SAFE-T Act as unconstitutional.
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Cunnington overturns SAFE-T Act: ‘Bail rests with the authority of the court and may not be determined by legislative fiat’
The Safe-T Act has been declared unconstitutional after a judge said the no cash bail portion of the law violates the state’s basic legal principles.