Batson V. Kentucky
/ˈbætsən v. kənˈtʌki/
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- (n.) A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case (1986) establishing that racial discrimination in jury selection violates the Equal Protection Clause.
The Batson v. Kentucky decision prohibited prosecutors from excluding jurors solely based on race.
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Batson sets a critical standard for assessing racial bias in jury selection, shifting the burden to prosecutors to provide race-neutral explanations for peremptory strikes.
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