Appropriations Bill Includes Measure To Ban LGBT Discrimination In Jury Selectio

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/appropriations-bill-includes-measure-to-ban-lgbt-discriminat
Chris Geidner Source: BuzzFeed

"Potential jurors in federal trials could not be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity under legislation approved this week by the Senate Appropriations Committee [. . . ] The language amends the federal statute addressing nondiscrimination in jury selection to prohibit the practice of striking jurors in federal courts on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Current law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin and economic status in federal court jury selection."