S 2072 · 95th Congress · Law

A bill to amend the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968, as amended, to make the excuse of prospective jurors from Federal jury service on the grounds of distance from the place of holding court contingent upon a showing of hardship on an individual basis.

Introduced 1977-09-08· Sponsored by Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1978-05-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Repeals the requirement of the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968 that the written plan for jury selection of each United States district court fix a distance, either in terms of mileage or travel time, beyond which prospective jurors may automatically be excused from traveling for jury duty.…

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