A mother shouldn’t be relying on a subjective, sympathetic judge to determine whether she can feed her baby or not,” Rep. Susan DuBose said.

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

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WVTM) — A big win for nursing mothers trying to be excused from jury duty in Alabama courtrooms. The Alabama Supreme Court issued an administrative order Jan. 17 regarding ...

Alabama mothers react to supreme court ruling excusing breastfeeding mothers from jury duty

A no brainer to jump in and support Kandace Brown, a mom of five who had to bring her three-month-old to the Jefferson County Courthouse last week when she wasn’t immediately excused from jury duty. For hours, she was met with backlash and threatened with DHR for having her infant in tow.

Kandace Brown is an Alabama mother of four with an exclusively breastfed infant. When she received a jury summons in December 2024, she tried to postpone her civic duty but allegedly received pushback from Jefferson County courts.

The Alabama Supreme Court issued an administrative order Jan. 17 regarding procedures in excusing prospective jurors from service. The Court stated in its order that a nursing mother of an infant child qualifies for an excuse from jury service in advance of the person's summoned date to court.

Sorrell said Alabama currently has no law exempting nursing mothers from jury duty. Alabama House Representative Susan Dubose said after hearing Brown’s story she plans to file a bill regarding this at the 2025 Legislative Session.

Michael and Kristine Barnett adopted Natalia Grace and later successfully petitioned a court to legally re-age her, claiming she was really an adult.

Before Friday’s decision, there were laws in the Alabama excusing prospective jurors because of certain health concerns, but breast feeding wasn’t included.

Kandace Brown, a mother of five, faced a challenging situation when she was summoned for jury duty while exclusively brea