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Bond Fees State Eighth Amendment Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Seventh Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a lawsuit by arrestees who challenged Illinois counties' practice of charging a bond fee as a condition of release from jail.


Six former arrestees brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on Eighth Amendment ...

 

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