Posts - Bill - HR 5096 Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
house 09/02/2025 - 119th Congress
We want to ensure that people with disabilities are not excluded from serving on federal juries and that reasonable accommodations are made so everyone has an equal chance to participate in our justice system.
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HR 5096 - Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
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right-leaning 09/02/2025
Inclusion’s noble, but the courtroom is no place for lowered standards.
right-leaning 09/02/2025
Accommodation is fine, but we can’t sacrifice efficiency on the altar of political correctness.
moderate 09/02/2025
Justice shouldn’t have a handicap clause, and this bill says exactly that.
left-leaning 09/02/2025
Finally, justice for all means ALL — disabilities included.
left-leaning 09/02/2025
Breaking barriers, not people: this bill makes jury duty truly democratic.
left-leaning 09/02/2025
Disability exclusion? That’s so last century. Time to upgrade our justice system.
moderate 09/02/2025
Reasonable accommodations aren’t favors, they’re fairness in practice.
right-leaning 09/02/2025
Let’s be careful not to turn jury duty into a burden rather than a right.
moderate 09/02/2025
If you can serve fairly, you should serve — no ifs, ands, or disabilities.