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28 U.S.C. § 1862

Discrimination prohibited

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1862, Discrimination prohibited, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465370
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No citizen shall be excluded from service as a grand or petit juror in the district courts of the United States or in the Court of International Trade on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status.

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  • Amended byPub. L. 96-417(S. 1654)1980-10-10
    Customs Courts Act of 1979
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally