Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc., 500 U.S. 614 (1991)

Issues: Batson Challenge, Due Process Clause, Due Process of Law, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment

500 U.S. 614 111 S.Ct. 2077 114 L.Ed.2d 660 Thaddeus Donald EDMONSON, Petitioner v. LEESVILLE CONCRETE COMPANY, INC. No. 89-7743. Argued Jan. 15, 1991. Decided June 3, 1991. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary:??The Supreme Court of the United States held that peremptory challenges may not be used to exclude jurors on the basis of race in?civil trials. […]

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