Legal Opinion
United States v. Salerno
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 26, 1987No. 86-87PublishedCited by 4,956 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
The Bail Reform Act of 1984 (Act) allows a federal court to detain an arrestee pending trial if the Government demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence after an adversary hearing that no release conditions “will reasonably assure . . . the safety of any other person and the community.” The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down this provision of the Act as facially unconstitutional, because, in that court’s words, this type of pretrial detention violates “substantive due process.” We granted certiorari because of a conflict among the Courts of Appeals regarding…
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