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by acveilleux 3969 days ago
A supreme court ruling that doesn't find bails themselves unconstitutional would not help.

If they find bails unconstitutional, then the bail laws are void.

If they only find certain practices wrong, then you need to prove to a court, possibly on appeal, that the conditions from the supreme court judgement hold in your case. So you need a lawyer and some time, post-arraignment... You'll have the joy of having your bail found illegal after 2+ weeks in jail.