By Howard Fischer |Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Sun
Arizona cannot deny bail to certain people charged with crimes simply because they are here illegally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today.
In a brief order, the majority of the justices rejected a last-minute bid by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to give him a chance to salvage the 2006 voter-approved measure. The justices gave no reason for their decision.
But today’s action was far from unanimous, with three of the justices dissenting.