Asked by huhhf3;q

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)
The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause.
The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of race were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were impermissible (choice 3).

Explanation: In JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B., 511 U.S. 127 (1994), the Court held that using peremptory strikes to remove jurors because of their sex violates the Equal Protection principle embodied in Batson v. Kentucky. The decision extended Batson’s rule (which prohibited race-based strikes) to gender-based strikes. It was not decided under the Confrontation Clause or because of secret proceedings.