Bail Project, ACLU sue Indiana over new bail restriction law - Chicago Tribune

The Bail Project and the ACLU of Indiana have sued the state of Indiana, seeking to block a new state law that imposes strict limits on charities that pay bail for Hoosiers who can’t afford it.

The suit filed Wednesday in the Southern District of Indiana says the law violates The Bail Project’s First Amendment rights and rights under the equal protection clause, according to the complaint. The national nonprofit considers paying bail “expressive advocacy work,” maintaining in court filings that the group exists to argue against cash bail, which it deems is harmful and unnecessary.

“When we post bail, we’re essentially advocating before the courts, saying: ‘Let us show you that money was not necessary in the first place because this person will return, even though they have no financial obligation to us,’” Camilo Ramirez, the organization’s communications director, told The Indianapolis Star.

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