legislation: 117-s-5247

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117-s-5247 117 s 5247 Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022 Crime and Law Enforcement 2022-12-13 2022-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 0 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. 2023-09-08T19:00:30Z  

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