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Alabama supreme court grants breastfeeding women exemption from jury duty after public outcry
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Breastfeeding women in Alabama will be excused from jury duty, the state’s highest court ordered unanimously on Friday, in response to public outcry from a mother who said that she was threatened with child protective services for bringing her nursing infant into court.
Alabama Mom Says She Was Forced to Attend Jury Duty While Breastfeeding: ‘It Was a Horrible Experience’
In a Jan. 14 follow-up Facebook post, Brown shared that state auditor and former legislator Andrew Sorrell has reached out to her about working to get bill HB369 — a bill designed to help nursing Alabama mothers receive exemption from jury duty — passed in the state legislature.
Alabama mothers react to supreme court ruling excusing breastfeeding mothers from jury duty
Breastfeeding mothers will now be exempt from jury duty, according to an administrative order from the Alabama Supreme Court. This ruling follows an outcry from mothers in Jefferson County who had bad experiences when called on for jury duty.
Breastfeeding mother’s struggle to get out of jury duty sparks change with new exemption
Only days after the incident, public outry led to a new state order excusing breastfeeding women from jury duty.
Breastfeeding mother sparks change after jury duty experience
Kandace Brown, a mother of five, faced a challenging situation when she was summoned for jury duty while exclusively brea
Jefferson County mom says she can't serve on a jury because she's breastfeeding
A Jefferson County mom says a circuit court judge threatened to call DHR after she brought her 3-month-old baby with her to report for jury duty.
Breastfeeding mom hopes Jefferson County jury duty issues spark change
They all made us, the other mothers there, feel like because we had our children there we were doing something wrong,” said Kandace Brown.
Alabama lawmaker backs ‘common sense’ jury exemption for nursing mothers after woman threatened with DHR
Hoover, is working to prefile a bill that would excuse nursing mothers from serving on a jury. DuBose said she was motivated ...
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Another Jefferson County breastfeeding mom speaks out about jury duty nightmare
After a story we first brought you on Tuesday, more moms are speaking out, saying they felt threatened and humiliated when ...
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