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Ken Paxton targets Harris County order protecting poor defendants
Original: From Reagan E. Thomas: If Ken Paxton succeeds in forcing Harris County to vacate a court order protecting the poor, the
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to force Harris County to vacate a court order that protects low-income defendants from cash bail. Commentators, citing Reagan E. Thomas, warn that if he succeeds, courts could be flooded with so many poor defendants unable to pay bail that the county might need to build a new jail, deepening concerns about the bail system's impact on the poor.
Why now: The ongoing legal fight over cash bail in Texas' largest county has direct consequences for thousands of low-income defendants
Ken PaxtonHarris CountyReagan E. ThomasTexas Observer
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- From Reagan E. Thomas: If Ken Paxton succeeds in forcing Harris County to vacate a court order protecting the poor, the courts could be flooded with so many low-income defendants that they'd need to construct a new jail. https://www. texasobserver.org/cash-bail-ha… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 13
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