Judge throws out lawsuit over bail in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit brought by a group of people challenging Utah’s bail system. In a ruling issued last week, U.S. District Court Judge David Nuffer granted a request by the Utah Attorney General’s Office to dismiss the lawsuit. Six people sued, alleging the bail that judges in Beaver, Iron and Carbon counties set in their cases made it difficult for them to get out of jail while they faced criminal charges. “Plaintiffs’ stories are not dissimilar to many persons who remain in custody after a judge or magistrate sets a bail amount…