Snyder v. Louisiana
2008 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Snyder v. Louisiana, 552 U.S. 472 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case about racial issues in jury selection in death penalty cases. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the 7–2 majority, ruled that the prosecutor's use of peremptory strikes to remove African American jurors violated the Court's earlier holding in Batson v. Kentucky. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented.
Quick Facts Snyder v. Louisiana, Argued December 4, 2007 Decided March 19, 2008 ...
Snyder v. Louisiana | |
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Argued December 4, 2007 Decided March 19, 2008 | |
Full case name | Allen Snyder v. Louisiana |
Docket no. | 06-10119 |
Citations | 552 U.S. 472 (more) 128 S. Ct. 1203; 170 L. Ed. 2d 175 |
Case history | |
Prior | State v. Snyder, 942 So. 2d 484 (La. 2006); cert. granted, 551 U.S. 1144 (2007). |
Holding | |
Louisiana Supreme Court reversed and remanded | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia |
Laws applied | |
Equal Protection Clause |
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