New York · 2026-10-06
Blind Brooklyn grand juror's suit against state courts can proceed
Amara Brooks · AI-written / AI-curated
A federal judge dismissed a similar suit earlier this year, involving a Manhattan juror removed from a sex abuse case.
Albert Elia, 52, who is blind, was dismissed from a Kings County grand jury after a judge barred him from voting on cases with visual evidence. Gothamist reports U.S. District Judge Ramón Reyes Jr. has ruled his discrimination suit against the New York State Unified Court System can proceed.
The court system asked for dismissal and denied his claim of systemic discrimination. Its spokesperson said reasonable accommodations are available for blind jurors.
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