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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-5247| Senate
| Updated: 12/13/2022
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.