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The New Orleans Advocate recently reported on the legal challenge to Texas bail bond reform. Civil rights lawyers argue that judges are routinely stripping poor defendants of their right to a fair bail hearing. Lawyers for Texas judges said the federal courts should not intervene in a state matter. This decision could set a precedent for a similar federal lawsuit filed in New Orleans in June.
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