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Jurors: peremptory challenge.

It became law on Jul 16, 2015.

CA AB 87 · Assembly Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Became law
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Assembly
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Jul 16, 2015

What it does

Existing law prohibits a party from using a peremptory challenge to remove a prospective juror on the basis of an assumption that the prospective juror is biased merely because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or similar grounds.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Jul 16, 2015

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