Brown County State's Attorney

Letter to the Editor: Brown County State's Attorney joins others statewide seeking to overturn assault weapons ban

April 12, 2023 | By Michael Hill

I am proud to join the state’s attorneys of 32 counties by signing on to Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas A. Haine’s brief he filed with the Illinois Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the state’s ban on certain types of weapons. The Amici Curiae brief, also known as a “friend of the court” brief, asks the Supreme…

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Letter to the Editor: Pretrial Fairness Act is going to have disastrous consequences for Illinois

September 1, 2022 | By Michael Hill, Justin Oliver, Brandon Norris

In less than 4 months, the “Pretrial Fairness Act” will become effective and abolish Illinois’s cash bail system. Those who support the new law say the current system imposes a different justice system on defendants who can afford their bond, compared to those who cannot. While we agree a person’s freedom should not depend on…

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