North Carolina’s Dumb Bail Law

North Carolina has a dumb bail law. It’s not as dumb as New York’s (the most reckless in the nation). It’s not as dumb as a cashless bail law (the kind President Trump is on the warpath against), but its dumbness — and the dumbness of similar bail laws in other states — is why progressives get traction for their lunatic cashless bail laws.

Here’s how dumb it is.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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North Carolina has a dumb bail law. It’s not as dumb as New York’s (the most reckless in the nation). It’s not as dumb as a cashless bail law (the kind President Trump is on the warpath against), but its dumbness — and the dumbness of similar bail laws in other states — is why progressives get traction for their lunatic cashless bail laws.

Here’s how dumb it is.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.