Backers of the Jury of Our Peers Act, S206A/A1432A, said enactment of the bill would align with New York lawmakers' restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of felonies, on their release from incarceration, in 2021.
April 16, 2024 at 03:49 PM
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Litigation Reporter
Legal advocates urged Albany lawmakers on Tuesday to repeal a New York law that categorically bans people with felony convictions from serving jury duty.
Backers of the Jury of Our Peers Act, S206A/A1432A, said enactment of the bill would align with New York lawmakers’ restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of felonies, on their release from incarceration, in 2021.
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Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem staff attorney Daudi Justin lobbying for a bill that would repeal New York’s ban on felons serving on juries in the Albany Capitol on April 16, 2024. Courtesy photo
