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

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 secret trial proceedings.
The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.

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

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

Answer 1

The most likely reason the justices ruled as they did in JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) is that **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 their gender constituted unlawful discrimination and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court drew parallels to its previous decision in Batson v. Kentucky, which addressed the use of peremptory challenges based on race, establishing that such practices are impermissible. Although the question refers to the Sixth Amendment, the ruling primarily pertained to the Equal Protection Clause regarding discriminatory practices in jury selection.