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S 5247 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022

Introduced: December 13, 2022 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 13, 2022
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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022

This bill authorizes the use of class action suits as a remedy if a state or political subdivision of a state systemically fails to provide indigent defendants with effective counsel at critical stages of their prosecutions, including at bail hearings.

What's happening now December 13, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5247: Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5247/
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"S. 5247: Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5247/.
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S. 5247, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5247/.
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