S. 5247 · 117th Congress
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Cory Booker
- Introduced
- 2022-12-13
- Latest action
- 2022-12-13 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.