The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled in a split decision that the city of Calhoun’s controversial cash bail system is constitutional.

The opinion vacates the preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Court Judge Harold Murphy of 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 others.

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