U.S. v Salerno decided that was in fact no absolute right to bail. The issue brought up was the amount of bail set for Salerno after charges were brought up against him. The issue was the involvement of Salerno in organized crime and the bail amount that was set. He felt his 8th Amendment right to bail was being infringed upon and the case was brought to the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court ruled that excessive bail was not a condition of the 8th Amendment and that the need for "no bail" was not apparent in the initial writing of the Amendment. Because of this, a precedent was set that because of a significant threat to society and government, excessive bail is permitted within certain limited exceptions under the 8th Amendment.
