Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
What a bloviating arse!
100 State’s Attorneys well versed in Law and practicing criminal law every day ARE ALL WRONG….
JB Putin, whose family donated tens of millions to Northwestern’s Pritzker Law School, and hasn’t practiced a day of law in his life, JB KNOWS MORE THAN these 100 State’s Attorneys.
“Conversely, the aforementioned report by the bipartisan US Commission on Civil Rights found that 60% of defendants were in jail pre-trial simply because they couldn’t afford bail.” FACT CHECK: FALSE – MISLEADING/LACKS CONTEXT. When comparing defendants with bail amounts under $5,000, researchers found that defendants were nearly 3 times as likely (71%) to secure release, compared to about 27% of those who secured release of bail amounts over $50,000 or more. See Brian Reaves, “Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2009 – Statistical Tables,” Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dep’t. of Justice, Dec. 2013, at 15 FROM THE REPORT. HIGH… Read more »
Our modern concept of bail goes back millennia to the shires of medieval England. Bail is a monetary surety to ensure the appearance of the defendant in court. Even 1,000 years ago, the detailed court records show that most bail sureties were non-familial often with one’s Frankpledge or private bondsman ‘vouching’ for the accused.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankpledge
But JB Putin knows better. He can disregard a millennia of jurisprudence so he can give get out of jail cards to his most loyal voters. Despicable.