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- Title
EXTENDING BATSON TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION: A LOOK AT SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP. V. ABBOTT LABS.
- Authors
PETROVICH, KRISTAL
- Abstract
In Batson v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court held that discriminatory use of peremptory challenges by a prosecutor to strike a black juror based solely on race violated the Equal Protection Clause. This Note argues that Batson should be extended to prohibit discriminatory use of peremptory challenges based on sexual orientation. The Ninth Circuit has adopted this approach, recently holding both that Batson extends to sexual orientation and that heightened scrutiny applies to such challenges. The Supreme Court should uphold the Ninth Circuit' s decision as an important step on the road to securing gay rights both in the courtroom and elsewhere.
- Subjects
BATSON v. Kentucky; SEXUAL orientation; SMITHKLINE Beecham Corp.; ABBOTT Laboratories Inc.; GAY rights
- Publication
University of Illinois Law Review, 2015, Vol 2015, Issue 4, p1681
- ISSN
0276-9948
- Publication type
Article