Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company, Inc.: Can the "No State Action" Shibboleth Legitimize the Racist use of Peremptory Challenges in Civil Actions, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 271 (1990)
Year: 1990
Type: article
Abstract: The Supreme Court held in Batson v. Kentucky' that the equal protection clause 2 forbids the prosecution's use of racially-based peremptory challenges 3 in criminal trials to intentionally exclude from the petit jury 4 venirepersons' of the same race as the defendant.'In * 860 F.2d 1308 (5th Cir.1988), reh'g en banc granted, 860 F.2d 1317 (5th Cir.1989).1. 476 U.S. 79 (1986).2. See U.S. CONST.amend.XIV, § 1.The equal protection clause provides that no state shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."Id.The equal protection clause requires that individuals receive equal treatment from government; it protects individuals from governmental classifications which are arbitrary or premised on unlawful criteria.See J.
Author: David Park
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W750446871