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Batson objection

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000685

A formal protest made in court during jury selection, asserting that a party has exercised a peremptory strike against a potential juror on discriminatory grounds, typically race or gender. The objecting party must first establish a prima facie case of discrimination. The burden then shifts to the striking party to provide a neutral explanation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000685
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Batson objection",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A formal protest made in court during jury selection, asserting that a party has exercised a peremptory strike against a potential juror on discriminatory grounds, typically race or gender. The objecting party must first establish a prima facie case of discrimination. The burden then shifts to the striking party to provide a neutral explanation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/batson-objection/"
}

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