Surety bond insurance companies are applauding a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday not to review the constitutionality of cash bail in a closely watched case from the North Georgia city of Calhoun, while civil rights lawyers say the closely watched litigation has still helped move the country away from an unfair system.

The high court denied certiorari in Walker v. Calhoun, effectively letting stand a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta affirming the constitutionality of Calhoun’s monetary bail schedule. The circuit’s split decision vacated a preliminary injunction granted by Senior Judge Harold Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, who has twice ruled that Calhoun’s misdemeanor bail policy is unconstitutional for allowing those with cash to bail out of jail while holding those who can’t afford release.

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