U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 6, 2015
High court weighing 'clear' violation of race-neutral rules
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case where the justices signaled an inclination to reverse a death sentence based on evidence that prosecutors intentionally excluded black people from the jury. By Jennifer Rae Taylor
Jennifer Rae Taylor
Equal Justice InitiativeEqual Justice Initiative, a private, nonprofit organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, that provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system.
"Isn't this as clear a Batson violation as a court is ever going to see?"
Justice Elena Kagan's question, posed to Georgia's deputy attorney general during oral arguments in Foster v. Chatman on Monday, may signal an inclination to reverse this murder conviction and death sentence based on overwhelming available evidence that prosecutors intentionally excluded black people from the trial jury. But the l...
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