Caribbean Life 04/08/25

Albert Elia born in Niagara Falls, New York is suing the New York State Unified Court System (NYSUCS) and the Commissioner of Jurors of the Kings County Supreme Court because he is being illegally excluded from grand jury participation due to his blindness.

The court specifically prevented him from deliberating on cases that involved video or photo evidence, assuming he could not interpret this evidence because he was blind.

Local attorneys including Victoria Pilger of Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) and Brown, Goldstein, and Levy (BGL) are representing him in the case.

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