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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case over Dallas County’s bail practices this week, ending a lengthy legal saga over whether the county discriminates against its poorest defendants and holds people in jail who can’t afford their freedom. Daves vs. Dallas County alleged the county’s cash bail system failed to consider someone’s ability to post bond, resulting in …

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