Illinois Jail's Bail Bond Fees Upheld by The plaintiff arrestees sued because sheriffs were charging "bail fees," authorized by state statute, to persons who made bail by depositing their bond with sheriff. The fee was set at $1.00 by statute, with provisions for counties to raise it if an independent …

Lack of Economic Means Does Not Justify Failure to Exhaust State Remedies by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has found that a state prisoner's alleged inability to comply with state financial requirements does not relieve him from the federal habeas corpus exhaustion doctrine. Eddie Risdal …

Judicial Immunity Does Not Bar Injunctive Relief or Attorney Fees by The U.S. Supreme Court held that judicial immunity did not preclude issuance of injunctive relief against a Virginia state magistrate nor did it bar the award of attorney fees against her in a civil rights action. Respondents were arrested …

Bond Fees State Eighth Amendment Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a lawsuit by arrestees who challenged Illinois counties' practice of charging a bond fee as a condition of release from jail. Six former arrestees brought an action under …