I am immeasurably grateful for the input and mentorship of Professor Alison Siegler, whose tireless and groundbreaking pretrial detention advocacy inspired this Comment. I also benefitted greatly from the suggestions and patience of Alec Mouser and Simon Jacobs. Thanks as well to Professors Ryan Doerfler, Daniel Wilf-Townsend, Erica Zunkel, and Judith Miller, and to the editors of the University of Chicago Law Review. Finally, thanks to my parents, whose support has been unwavering.
This Comment contends that the preponderance standard for flight risk is unconstitutional and interpretively incorrect. In cases involving similar government restrictions on physical liberty, the Supreme Court has generally required at least a “clear and convincing evidence” standard to comport with due process.
