legislation: 104-s-1426
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| 104-s-1426 | 104 | s | 1426 | A bill to eliminate the requirement for unanimous verdicts in Federal court. | Law | 1995-11-27 | 1995-11-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 2 | Amends Rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Rule 48 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to replace the requirement for a unanimous verdict in Federal court with a requirement for a verdict by five-sixths of the jury. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |