| J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B. | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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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. | ||||||
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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.
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.