The Eighth Amendment prevents judges from getting too crazy when they set bail. If pressured, they have to provide legitimate reasons for why they set a high bail. What some people don't realize is that the judge isn't obligated to set bail at all. If your...

Getting arrested doesn’t cost a thing. Getting released is an entirely different matter. The only way you’re getting released is if you’re able to post bail and for many of us, that simply isn’t possible. We don’t have several thousand dollars laying around. The simplest solution...

Everyone has a skill or two that they feel pretty confident in. Some people are amazing cooks, others can lift hundreds of pounds. No matter what your skill is, you know that you can do it well. One thing that most people are not confident...