To enforce the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right, and for other purposes.
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.
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