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)

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

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.

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.

The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.

Answer 1

The most likely reason the justices ruled as they did in JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) is:

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

In this case, the Supreme Court held that using peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on gender constituted discrimination and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court found that such practices were not permissible, paralleling previous rulings that held peremptory challenges based on race were also unconstitutional. The ruling emphasized the importance of a fair and impartial jury, free from discrimination based on immutable characteristics like gender.