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An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to pause new bail requirements moved forward by the Ford government, agreeing with legal groups that there are constitutional questions to be tested through a full hearing.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Criminal Lawyers’ Association argued Ontario’s new rules requiring a cash deposit for bail encroach on federal jurisdiction and will make it harder for people to be released as they await trial.

The new rules, which took effect earlier this month, require people accused of a crime and granted bail to provide a cash security deposit…

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