Column: Pretrial detention of ex-sheriff’s deputy puts Illinois Supreme Court on hot seat – Champaign News-Gazette*

Jim Dey: "The Illinois Times summed up the issue in a headline: 'Law intended to help people of color charged with minor crimes may lead to Sean Grayson’s pretrial release.' The law, of course, is supposed to be applied equally to all citizens. But lawyers are expert in putting undue weight on extraneous factors."

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