Hoover, is working to prefile a bill that would excuse nursing mothers from serving on a jury. DuBose said she was motivated to work on this legislation after hearing the story of Kandace Brown, the most recent of several Alabama mothers who claim they were harassed and threatened by Jefferson County judges for bringing breastfeeding babies with them for jury

After a mother of a breastfed child claimed a judge threatened her with DHR, lawmakers said they would file bills to address the situation.

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

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.

Kandace Brown reported to the Jefferson County Courthouse with her 3-month-old and said she was met with threats and hostility from judges.

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

In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn stalks and shallow water searching for corn, berries, seeds and insects.

According to Cpt. Marty Sellers with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, police responded around 11:10 p.m. to Creekwood Village apartments on a report of a shooting. Officers entered an apartment and found Marquise Scott dead from gunshot wounds.

Part of the order read, ‘A nursing mother of an infant child clearly qualifies for the excuse from jury service." It goes on to say “other competent evidence” from a prospective juror seeking to be excused must be submitted telephone, electronic mail, or writing in advance of the prospective juror’s summoned date."

Breastfeeding women in Alabama will be excused from jury duty, the state's highest court ordered unanimously on Friday, in response to p

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