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 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. Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment. The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause. The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause.

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Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment. The most likely reason the justices ruled as they did in JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. is that the use of peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on their gender was found to be a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a fair and impartial jury. This case established that gender cannot be a legitimate reason for excluding potential jurors during jury selection.