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Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court ruling that a prosecutor's use of a peremptory challenge in a criminal case—the dismissal of jurors without stating a valid cause for doing so—may not be used to exclude jurors based solely on their race.
Powers v. Ohio, 499 U.S. 400 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case that re-examined the Batson Challenge. [1] Established by Batson v.Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the Batson Challenge [2] prohibits jury selectors from using peremptory challenges on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and sex.
Foster v. Chatman, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the state law doctrine of res judicata does not preclude a Batson challenge against peremptory challenges if new evidence has emerged.
Pages in category "Batson challenge case law" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Batson v. Kentucky: 476 U.S. 79 (1986) Peremptory challenge, racial discrimination Poland v. Arizona: 476 U.S. 147 (1986) Reimposing the death penalty after the underlying murder conviction has been vacated California v. Ciraolo: 476 U.S. 206 (1986) Naked-eye aerial observation of defendant's backyard by police does not violate the Fourth Amendment
In the landmark case of Batson v. Kentucky (1986), the Supreme Court reversed a criminal conviction because of the prosecutor's racially motivated use of peremptory challenges. [171] There are three steps to a Batson inquiry. First, the party opposing the use of a peremptory challenge must make a prima facie case.
J.E.B. extended the court's existing precedent in Batson v. Kentucky (1986), which found race-based peremptory challenges in criminal trials unconstitutional, [2] and Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company (1991), which extended that principle to civil trials. [3] As in Batson, the court found that sex-based challenges violate the Equal ...
5.2.4 Discriminatory peremptory challenges. ... Such cases have come to comprise a substantial portion of the Supreme Court's ... Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)