“We don’t just charge people criminally and then say, ‘Oops, my bad,’” US Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said.
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Cashless bail allows people to walk free before trial without exorbitant and often predatory fees.
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Trump Signs Order Aimed at Ending Cashless Bail as He Arms National Guard in DC Read Post »
After assaults on Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Trump appears to be eyeing Chicago as another target.
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“When people are fighting displacement, they’re fighting for their class interests,” says Andrew Lee.
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The city’s residents “overwhelmingly” oppose Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, a new poll has found.
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It is time “to all come together to resist the tyrannical reign that is coming from the White House,” the mayor said.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Trump: “We’re Not Going to Cower or Bend” Read Post »
Anger is growing over Trump’s decision to take over the DC police and deploy the national guard in the nation’s capital.
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“Get Off Our Streets”: DC Residents Protest Federal Agents Running Checkpoint Read Post »
Facing militaristic consolidation in US cities, it is up to all of us to define the politics of opposition.
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As Trump Turns DC Into a Fascist Laboratory, We Must Mount Our Own Defenses Read Post »
Contrary to President Trump’s claims, eliminating cash bail has made Illinois safer, advocates say.
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Trump’s Claims on Illinois Bail Reform, D.C. Crime Shown to be False Read Post »
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a plan to put troops on standby to deploy in as little as an hour.
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Pentagon Plan Would Create Standing Military Force to Put Down “Civil Unrest” Read Post »
Despite official data that shows crime in D.C. is at record lows, Trump says the city is overrun with violence.
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Trump to Send National Guard Troops Into D.C. and the Military “If It’s Needed” Read Post »
Immigrant rights advocate Setareh Ghandehari called the move “another marker of an authoritarian regime.”
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