J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B.
J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B. | |||||
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Argued November 2, 1993 Decided April 19, 1994 |
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Full case name | J. E. B., Petitioner v. Alabama ex rel. T. B. | ||||
Citations | 511 U.S. 127 (more)
114 S.Ct. 1419, 64 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 42,967, 128 L.Ed.2d 89, 62 USLW 4219
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Prior history | Certiorari to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals 606 So.2d 156 | ||||
Holding | |||||
Intentional discrimination on the basis of gender by state actors in the use of peremptory strikes in jury selection violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. | |||||
Court membership | |||||
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Case opinions | |||||
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg | ||||
Concurrence | O'Connor | ||||
Concurrence | Kennedy | ||||
Dissent | Rehnquist | ||||
Dissent | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, Thomas | ||||
Laws applied | |||||
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B., 511 U.S. 127 (1994), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that making peremptory challenges based solely on a prospective juror's sex is unconstitutional. J.E.B. extended the court's existing precedent in Batson v. Kentucky (1986), which found race-based peremptory challenges in criminal trials unconstitutional, and Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company (1991), which extended that principle to civil trials. As in Batson, the court found that sex-based challenges violate the Equal Protection Clause.
Background
On behalf of T.B., the mother of a minor child, the state sued J.E.B. for child support in Jackson County, Alabama. During jury selection, challenges intentionally targeted male potential jurors resulting in an all-female jury.
Decision
The Majority opinion was written by Justice Blackmun. Justice O'Connor wrote a concurring opinion, and Justice Kennedy separately concurred in the judgment. Chief Justice Rehnquist filed a separate dissenting opinion. Justice Scalia also filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justice Thomas.
See also
- Hoyt v. Florida (1961)
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 511
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court
Further reading
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External links
- 511 U.S. 127 Full text of the opinion on Findlaw.com.
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