December 2013: Trial Practice Update - Ninth Circuit Appeal Raises Questions Whether Batson Forbids Sexual Orientation-Based Peremptories
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13
Can you strike a prospective juror simply because he is gay? A small number of states, including California, prohibit peremptory challenges based on sexual orientation, but the issue is unsettled in most jurisdictions, including in the federal...
By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP