“A group of Maryland lawmakers is vowing to abolish cash bail for poor defendants, and an opinion issued Tuesday by the state attorney general’s office on the constitutionality of the policy may be the backing they need to do so. “In an 11-page opinion, Sandra Benson Brantley, counsel to the General Assembly, wrote that the … Continue reading Md. Attorney General’s Office Raises Constitutionality Questions About State’s Cash Bail System