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    Illinois Supreme Court makes changes amid ‘staggering’ increase in pretrial appeals over detention

    by Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune Mar 18, 2024 3 minutes
    The Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield is seen April 18, 2023. The Supreme Court changed rules for appealing pretrial detention decisions after appellate courts saw an“ unprecedented and unsustainable” influx. A requirement that appellants file a motion in front of the trial judge asking to set aside the detention decision as a prerequisite for filing an...

    The Illinois Supreme Court has changed rules for appealing pretrial detention decisions after appellate courts saw an “unprecedented and unsustainable” influx of such appeals following implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act.

    The changes, which take effect April 15, were recommended by a task force that prepared a report after consulting clerks, prosecutors, public defenders and other attorneys across the state. The law allows detention decisions to be appealed, but the process is governed by Supreme Court rules.

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