The bill has been amended to be known as Parker’s Law, for the child of the mother who first shared her story.

An upstate New York judge has resigned after he got out of jury duty by claiming that he couldn’t be impartial — because he ...

I think it’s important that this bill is a law because an administrative order can be changed just as quickly as a stroke of ...

Nursing mothers have been legally exempted from serving on juries statewide, following an order last month by the Supreme ...

Only days after the incident, public outry led to a new state order excusing breastfeeding women from jury duty.

A new bill would let people 72 and older opt out of jury duty, with additional provisions for college students and people who are out of state on business.

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 ...

An upstate New York judge has stepped down from his post after he attempted to bypass jury duty by admitting he could not remain impartial because he ...

Susan DuBose, R-Hoover and April Weaver, R-Brierfield, who started working this week on legislation that would exempt nursing mothers from jury duty for up to two years. She also thanked State ...

and to declare under oath that the accused must be guilty or they would not be in court," he said. Courts in New York do not offer automatic jury duty exemptions to anyone, including judges.

Previously, state code did not specifically make exemptions for nursing mothers ... for bringing their breastfeeding babies in for jury duty. Kandace Brown complained on Facebook that a ...