The class-action lawsuit, brought by the NYCLU and the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum, alleges that the state's current laws regarding jury service disproportionately bar Black men -- thereby making them underrepresented members of the jury pool.
December 08, 2022 at 04:21 PM
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The New York Civil Liberties Union on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Manhattan County Clerk and Jury Commissioner in an attempt to overturn a law that prevents those with felony convictions from participating in jury service.
The class-action lawsuit, brought by the NYCLU and the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum, alleges that the state’s current laws regarding jury service disproportionately bar Black men— thereby making them underrepresented members of the jury pool.
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