Powers V. Ohio
/ˈpaʊərz viː oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/
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- (n.) A 1991 U.S. Supreme Court case addressing racial discrimination in jury selection under the Equal Protection Clause.
In Powers v. Ohio, the Court ruled that defendants can object to racial discrimination in jury selection regardless of their own race.
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Powers v. Ohio is significant for extending Batson rights, allowing defendants to raise racial discrimination claims in jury selection even if the defendant and excluded jurors are of different races.
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