Question

The Supreme Court case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. involved a child support dispute in which prosecutors used peremptory challenges to reject most of the men in the jury pool. Analyze the case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994). Which of the following is the most likely reason the justices ruled as they did?(1 point)
Responses

The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause.
The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause.

The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.
The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.

Peremptory challenges on the basis of race were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of race were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.

Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.

Answer 1

Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.

Explanation: In J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) the Supreme Court held that using peremptory strikes solely because of a prospective juror’s sex is unconstitutional — extending Batson to gender-based strikes. (The ruling rests on equal protection principles; the correct choice among the provided options is the one about gender-based peremptory challenges.)