Government
Dec. 16, 2016
California attorney general reverses, won't defend challenge to bail system
An attorney for the state's bail agents said a lack of defense would eviscerate a legal industry and render bail contracts unenforceable.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has reversed course and will not defend a legal challenge to California's bail system.
Her office filed a notice of non-intervention in Oakland federal court Wednesday, one day after missing a deadline to enter a new motion in the case. Buffin et al.. v. City and County of San Francisco, 15-CV4959 (N.D. Cal., filed Oct. 28, 2015).
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