In the Manhattan federal court suit filed Thursday, public defender Daudi Justin wrote the decades-old law disenfranchises more than one out of every four “otherwise jury-eligible Black residents o…
A federal lawsuit is aiming to end a ban on convicted felons serving on state juries in Manhattan, claiming a law barring the practice discriminates against black New Yorkers.
The law, the suit claims, violates the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury and the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection ensured by the US Constitution. “The statutory exclusion perpetuates a vicious cycle in Manhattan. The underrepresentation of Black people in the jury pool contributes to disproportionately bad outcomes for Black people in the justice system, which in turn drives their underrepresentation in the jury pool, and so on,” it adds.
After his release, Justin earned his law degree – but is still barred from serving on grand juries, as well as criminal and civil panels in Manhattan because of his record.
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