Lawsuit Challenges Santa Clara Superior Court over Unconstitutional Policy that Forces Poor Defendants to Go to Jail if They Can’t Make Bail
Jul 31, 2023
In Santa Clara County, people who want to voluntarily appear in court to address an outstanding arrest warrant must first go to jail if they are too poor to post bail. The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and Criminal Defense Clinic at Stanford Law School have sued Santa Clara County Superior Court over this unconstitutional policy that results in an unequal system of justice.
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