alabama ex rel argued november decided april petitioner paternity child support trial respondent state used peremptory challenges remove male jurors empaneled jury rejecting petitioner claim logic reasoning batson kentucky held equal protection clause fourteenth amendment prohibits peremptory strikes based solely race extend forbid peremptory challenges jury found petitioner father child question trial ordered pay child support alabama civil appeals affirmed held equal protection clause prohibits discrimination jury selection basis gender assumption individual biased particular case solely person happens woman man respondent peremptory challenges survive heightened equal protection scrutiny affords distinctions based gender respondent rationale decision strike virtually males case may reasonably based perception supported history men otherwise totally qualified serve jurors might sympathetic receptive arguments man charged paternity action women equally qualified might sympathetic receptive arguments child mother virtually unsupported based stereotypes law condemns conclusion litigants may strike potential jurors solely basis gender imply elimination peremptory challenges long gender serve proxy bias unacceptable jurors may still removed including members group class normally subject page ii rational basis review exhibit characteristics disproportionately associated one gender pp reversed remanded blackmun delivered opinion stevens souter ginsburg joined filed concurring opinion kennedy filed opinion concurring judgment rehnquist filed dissenting opinion scalia filed dissenting opinion rehnquist thomas joined alabama ex rel justice blackmun delivered opinion batson kentucky held equal protection clause fourteenth amendment governs exercise peremptory challenges prosecutor criminal trial explained although defendant right petit jury composed whole part persons race quoting strauder west virginia defendant right tried jury whose members selected pursuant nondiscriminatory criteria since batson reaffirmed repeatedly commitment jury selection procedures fair nondiscriminatory recognized whether trial criminal civil potential jurors well litigants equal protection right jury selection procedures free group stereotypes rooted reflective historical prejudice see powers ohio edmonson leesville concrete georgia mccollum although premised equal protection principles apply equally gender discrimination recent cases defining scope batson involved alleged racial discrimination exercise peremptory challenges today faced question whether equal alabama ex rel protection clause forbids intentional discrimination basis gender prohibits discrimination basis race hold gender like race unconstitutional proxy juror competence impartiality behalf relator mother minor child respondent state alabama filed complaint paternity child support petitioner district jackson county alabama october matter called trial jury selection began trial assembled panel potential jurors males females excused three jurors cause remaining jurors male state used peremptory strikes remove male jurors petitioner used one strikes remove female jurors result selected jurors female jury empaneled petitioner objected state peremptory challenges ground exercised male jurors solely basis gender violation equal protection clause fourteenth amendment app petitioner argued logic reasoning batson kentucky prohibits peremptory strikes solely basis race similarly forbids intentional discrimination basis gender rejected petitioner claim empaneled jury app jury found petitioner father child entered order directing pay child support motion reaffirmed ruling batson extend peremptory challenges app alabama civil appeals affirmed relying alabama precedent see murphy state cert alabama ex rel denied ex parte murphy alabama denied certiorari granted certiorari resolve question created conflict authority whether equal protection clause forbids peremptory challenges basis gender well basis race today reaffirm axiomatic intentional discrimination alabama ex rel basis gender state actors violates equal protection clause particularly discrimination serves ratify perpetuate invidious archaic overbroad stereotypes relative abilities men women ii discrimination basis gender exercise peremptory challenges relatively recent phenomenon peremptory strikes hardly practicable country existence since century women completely excluded jury service exclusion women finding exclusion men juries violated fourteenth amendment expressed doubt state may confine selection jurors males strauder west virginia see also fay new york many continued exclude women jury service well present century despite fact women attained suffrage upon ratification nineteenth amendment alabama ex rel permit women serve juries often erected barriers registration requirements automatic exemptions designed deter women exercising right jury service see fay new york permitted women serve juries might claim exemption sex hoyt florida upholding affirmative registration statute exempted women mandatory jury service prohibition women juries derived english common law according blackstone rightfully excluded women juries doctrine propter defectum sexus literally defect sex degross en banc quoting blackstone commentaries country supporters exclusion women juries tended couch objections terms ostensible need protect women ugliness depravity trials women thought fragile virginal withstand polluted courtroom atmosphere see bailey state ark criminal trials often involve testimony alabama ex rel foulest kind sometimes require consideration indecent conduct use filthy loathsome words references intimate sex relationships elements prove humiliating embarrassing degrading lady goodell endorsing statutory ineligibility women admission bar everence womanhood suffer public spectacle women engaged bradwell state wall concurring opinion civil law well nature always recognized wide difference respective spheres destinies man woman man woman protector defender natural proper timidity delicacy belongs female sex evidently unfits many occupations civil life paramount destiny mission woman fulfil noble benign offices wife mother law creator cf frontiero richardson plurality opinion attitude romantic paternalism put women pedestal cage ballard first questioned fundamental fairness denying women right serve juries relying supervisory powers federal courts held women may excluded venire federal trials women eligible jury service local law response argument women superior unique perspective defendants denied fair trial virtue exclusion jury panels explained said panel drawn various groups within community truly representative women included thought factors tend influence action women influence alabama ex rel action men personality background economic status sex yet enough say women sitting jurors neither act tend act class men likewise act like class truth two sexes fungible community made exclusively one different community composed subtle interplay influence one among imponderables insulate courtroom either may given case make iota difference yet flavor distinct quality lost either sex excluded footnotes omitted finally repudiated reasoning hoyt struck sixth amendment affirmative registration statute nearly identical one issue hoyt see taylor louisiana explained restricting jury service alabama ex rel special groups excluding identifiable segments playing major roles community squared constitutional concept jury trial diverse representative character jury must maintained partly assurance diffused impartiality partly sharing administration justice phase civic responsibility quoting thiel southern pacific frankfurter dissenting see also duren missouri iii taylor relied sixth amendment principles opinion approach consistent heightened equal protection scrutiny afforded classifications since reed reed consistently subjected classifications heightened scrutiny recognition real danger government policies professedly based reasonable considerations fact may reflective archaic overbroad generalizations gender see schlesinger ballard based outdated misconceptions concerning role females home rather marketplace world ideas craig boren see also cleburne cleburne living center differential treatment sexes likely reflect outmoded notions relative capabilities men women despite heightened scrutiny afforded distinctions based gender respondent argues gender discrimination selection petit jury permitted though discrimination basis race alabama ex rel respondent suggests gender discrimination country never reached level discrimination therefore gender discrimination unlike racial discrimination tolerable courtroom brief respondent prejudicial attitudes toward women country identical held toward racial minorities similarities experiences racial minorities women contexts overpower differences note beyond batson eliminating peremptory challenges plurality observed frontiero richardson hroughout much century position women society many respects comparable blacks war slave codes neither slaves women hold office serve juries bring suit names married women traditionally denied legal capacity hold convey property serve legal guardians children although blacks guaranteed right vote women denied even right preservative basic civil political rights adoption nineteenth amendment half century later footnotes omitted need determine however whether women racial minorities suffered hands discriminatory state actors decades alabama ex rel nation history necessary acknowledge nation long unfortunate history sex discrimination history warrants heightened scrutiny afford classifications today equal protection jurisprudence classifications require exceedingly persuasive justification order survive constitutional scrutiny see personnel administrator mass feeney see also mississippi university women hogan kirchberg feenstra thus question whether discrimination basis gender jury selection substantially furthers state legitimate interest achieving fair impartial trial making assessment weigh value peremptory challenges institution asserted commitment eradicate invidious discrimination courtroom instead consider whether peremptory challenges based gender stereotypes provide substantial aid litigant effort secure fair impartial jury alabama ex rel far proffering exceptionally persuasive justification peremptory challenges respondent maintains decision strike virtually males jury case may reasonably based upon perception supported history men otherwise totally qualified serve upon jury might sympathetic receptive arguments man alleged paternity action father child women equally qualified serve upon jury might ore sympathetic receptive arguments complaining witness bore child brief respondent alabama ex rel shall accept defense peremptory challenges stereotype law condemns powers ohio respondent rationale unlike regularly expressed strikes reminiscent arguments advanced justify total exclusion women juries respondent offers virtually support conclusion gender alone accurate predictor juror attitudes yet urges condone stereotypes justified wholesale exclusion women juries ballot alabama ex rel box respondent seems assume gross generalizations deemed impermissible made basis race somehow permissible made basis gender discrimination jury selection whether based race gender causes harm litigants community individual jurors wrongfully excluded participation judicial process litigants harmed risk prejudice motivated discriminatory selection jury infect entire proceedings see edmonson slip op discrimination courtroom raises serious questions fairness alabama ex rel proceedings conducted community harmed state participation perpetuation invidious group stereotypes inevitable loss confidence judicial system discrimination courtroom engenders state actors exercise peremptory challenges reliance gender stereotypes ratify reinforce prejudicial views relative abilities men women stereotypes wreaked injustice many spheres country public life active discrimination litigants basis gender jury selection invites cynicism respecting jury neutrality obligation adhere law powers ohio potential cynicism particularly acute cases issues prominent cases involving rape sexual harassment paternity discriminatory use peremptory challenges may create impression judicial system acquiesced suppressing full participation one gender deck stacked favor one side see verdict accepted understood fair jury chosen unlawful means outset recent cases emphasized individual jurors right nondiscriminatory jury selection procedures see powers edmonson alabama ex rel mccollum supra contrary respondent suggestion right extends men women see mississippi university women hogan state practice discriminates males rather females exempt scrutiny reduce standard review cf brief respondent arguing men deserve protection gender discrimination jury selection victims historical discrimination persons granted opportunity serve jury right excluded summarily discriminatory stereotypical presumptions reflect reinforce patterns historical discrimination striking individual jurors assumption alabama ex rel hold particular views simply gender practically brand upon affixed law assertion inferiority strauder west virginia denigrates dignity excluded juror woman reinvokes history exclusion political participation message sends courtroom may later learn discriminatory act certain individuals reason gender presumed unqualified state actors decide important questions upon reasonable persons disagree alabama ex rel iv conclusion litigants may strike potential jurors solely basis gender imply elimination peremptory challenges neither conflict state legitimate interest using challenges effort secure fair impartial jury parties still may remove jurors feel might less acceptable others panel gender simply may serve proxy bias parties may also exercise peremptory challenges remove venire group class individuals normally subject rational basis review see cleburne cleburne living center clark jeter even strikes based characteristics disproportionately associated one gender appropriate absent showing pretext conducted properly voir dire inform litigants potential jurors making reliance upon stereotypical pejorative notions particular gender race unnecessary unwise voir dire provides means discovering actual implied bias firmer basis upon parties may exercise peremptory challenges intelligently see nebraska alabama ex rel press assn stuart brennan concurring judgment voir dire facilitate intelligent exercise peremptory challenges helps uncover factors dictate disqualification cause witt without adequate foundation laid voir dire counsel exercise sensitive intelligent peremptory challenges experience many jurisdictions barred challenges belies claim litigants trial courts incapable complying rule barring strikes based gender see supra citing state federal jurisdictions extended batson gender batson claims party alleging gender discrimination must make prima facie showing intentional discrimination alabama ex rel party exercising challenge required explain basis strike batson explanation required need rise level cause challenge rather merely must based juror characteristic gender proffered explanation may pretextual see hernandez new york failing provide jurors protection gender discrimination race discrimination frustrate purpose batson gender race overlapping categories gender used pretext racial discrimination allowing parties remove racial minorities jury race gender contravenes equal protection principles insulate effectively racial discrimination judicial scrutiny equal opportunity participate fair administration justice fundamental democratic system furthers goals jury alabama ex rel system reaffirms promise equality law citizens regardless race ethnicity gender chance take part directly democracy powers ohio indeed exception voting citizens honor privilege jury duty significant opportunity participate democratic process persons excluded participation democratic processes solely race gender promise equality dims integrity judicial system jeopardized view concerns equal protection clause prohibits discrimination jury selection basis gender assumption individual biased particular case reason fact person happens woman happens man race core guarantee equal protection ensuring citizens state discriminate meaningless approve exclusion jurors basis assumptions arise solely jurors gender batson judgment civil appeals alabama reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes state courts also considered constitutionality peremptory challenges see laidler state app extending batson gender state burch relying state federal constitutions di donato santini review denied cal tyler state md relying state constitution people mitchell app aff part vacated relevant part may state gonzales app cert denied state levinson haw people irizarry app commonwealth hutchinson mass cf state culver neb refusing extend batson gender state clay mo app state adams la app cert denied la state oliviera murphy state writ denied cert denied one brief exception women permitted serve juries wyoming territory longer allowed juries new chief justice disfavored practice appointed see abrahamson justice juror women still granted right serve juries see rudolph women compulsory late three alabama mississippi south carolina continued exclude women jury service see hoyt florida indeed alabama recognize women cognizable group jury service purposes decision white crook md alabama ex rel england least one deviation general rule males serve jurors woman subject capital punishment widow sought postponement disposition husband estate birth child writ de ventre inspiciendo permitted use jury matrons examine woman determine whether pregnant even jury matrons used examination took place presence men also composed part jury cases jury matrons used colonial period apparently fell disuse medical profession began perform function see note jury service women taylor distinguished hoyt explaining case involve defendant sixth amendment right jury drawn fair cross section community however stated taylor effect overruled hoyt see alabama ex rel payne tennessee conclude peremptory challenges substantially related important government objective need decide whether classifications based gender inherently suspect see mississippi university women stanton stanton harris forklift systems ginsburg concurring remains open question whether classifications based gender inherently suspect citations omitted although peremptory challenges valuable tools jury trials constitutionally protected fundamental rights rather one means constitutional end impartial jury fair trial georgia mccollum slip op respondent argues recognize special state interest case state interest establishing paternity child born wedlock respondent contends interest justifies use peremptory challenges alabama ex rel since illegitimate children victims historical discrimination entitled heightened scrutiny equal protection clause respondent fails recognize legitimate interest possibly exercise peremptory challenges securing fair impartial jury see edmonson leesville concrete slip op sole purpose peremptory challenge permit litigants assist government selection impartial trier fact interest change parties causes state interest every trial see proceedings carried fair impartial nondiscriminatory manner respondent cites one study support claim women men may different attitudes certain issues justifying use gender proxy bias see hastie penrod pennington inside jury authors conclude neither student citizen judgments typical criminal case material revealed differences male female verdict preferences picture differs rape cases female jurors appear somewhat male jurors majority studies suggest gender plays identifiable role jurors attitudes see hans vidmar judging jury majority studies significant differences way men women perceive react trials yet studies find women still others show women favorable alabama ex rel prosecutor even women constitutional right serve juries commentators warned using gender proxy bias see busch law tactics jury trials age general specialized education availed generally men women appear unsound base peremptory challenge case upon sole ground sex manual formerly used instruct prosecutors dallas texas provided following advice like women jurors ca trust however make best jurors cases involving crimes children possible women intuition help ca win case facts alschuler jury voir dire peremptory challenges review jury verdicts another widely circulated trial manual speculated counsel depending upon clearly applicable rule law wants avoid verdict intuition sympathy verdict amount proved clearly demonstrated blackboard figures example generally want male juror women desired jurors plaintiff man woman juror may see man impeached beginning case end least chance woman juror particularly man happens handsome appealing plaintiff derelictions overlooked woman inclined forgive sin opposite sex definitely belli modern trials pp ed even measure truth found gender stereotypes used justify peremptory challenges fact alone support discrimination basis gender jury selection made abundantly clear past cases gender classifications rest impermissible stereotypes violate equal protection clause even statistical support conjured generalization see weinberger wiesenfeld holding unconstitutional social security act classification authorizing benefits widows widowers despite fact justification differential treatment entirely without empirical support craig boren invalidating oklahoma law established different drinking ages men women although evidence supporting age differential trivial statistical sense generalization advanced alabama support asserted right discriminate basis gender least overbroad serves perpetuate outmoded notions relative capabilities men women cleburne cleburne living center invalidated contexts see frontiero richardson stanton stanton craig boren mississippi university women hogan equal protection clause interpreted decisions acknowledges shred truth may contained stereotypes requires state actors look beyond surface making judgments people likely stigmatize well perpetuate historical patterns discrimination given recent precedent doctrinal basis justice scalia dissenting opinion mystery justice scalia points discrimination issue case directed men rather women acknowledges equal protection clause protects men women intentional discrimination basis gender see post citing mississippi university women hogan also appears cognizant fact classifications based gender must merely rational see post must supported exceedingly persuasive justification hogan alabama ex rel justice scalia admits equal protection clause interpreted decisions governs exercise peremptory challenges every trial potential jurors well litigants equal protection right nondiscriminatory jury selection procedures see post citing batson powers edmonson mccollum justice scalia suggest overrule cases attempt distinguish intimates discrimination basis gender jury selection may rational see post offers exceedingly persuasive justification indeed justice scalia fails advance justification apparent belief equal protection clause prohibiting discrimination basis race exercise peremptory challenges allows discrimination basis gender dissenting opinion thus serves tacit admission short overruling decade cases interpreting equal protection clause result reach today doctrinally compelled irrelevant women unlike numerical minority therefore likely remain jury side uses peremptory challenges equally discriminatory fashion cf broussard declining extend batson gender noting omen numerical minority therefore likely represented juries despite discriminatory use peremptory challenges right nondiscriminatory jury selection alabama ex rel procedures belongs potential jurors well litigants possibility members genders get jury despite intentional discrimination beside point exclusion even one juror impermissible reasons harms juror undermines public confidence fairness system popular refrain peremptory challenges based stereotypes kind expressing various intuitive frequently erroneous biases see post peremptory challenges made basis group characteristics race gender like occupation example reinforce stereotypes group competence predispositions used prevent voting participating juries pursuing chosen professions otherwise contributing civic life see babcock place palladium women rights jury service justice scalia argues discrimination dishonor subject peremptory strike post justice scalia argument rejected many times see powers reject support justice scalia offers conclusion fact peremptory challenges long history country post discriminatory peremptory challenges coexisted equal protection clause years post interlude holding exclusion juries basis race unconstitutional strauder supra holding alabama ex rel peremptory challenges basis race unconstitutional batson supra dispute long tolerated discriminatory use peremptory challenges reason continue many people traditions see post de jure segregation total exclusion women juries unconstitutional even though coexisted equal protection clause example challenging persons military experience disproportionately affect men time challenging persons employed nurses disproportionately affect women without showing pretext however challenges may well unconstitutional since see hernandez new york respondent argues alabama method jury selection make extension batson gender particularly burdensome alabama system employed system requires litigants strike alternately persons remain constitute jury see respondent suggests cases least necessary system continue striking persons venire litigants longer articulable reason result respondent contends litigants may unable come explanations strikes find worthy note alabama managed maintain system even ruling batson despite fact counties alabama predominately counties presumably difficult come explanations peremptory strikes advance explanations doubt voir dire process aids litigants ability articulate explanations peremptory challenges true gender regardless state choice methods insulate strictures equal protection clause alabama free adopt whatever procedures chooses long violate constitution temptation use gender pretext racial discrimination may explain majority lower decisions extending batson gender involve use peremptory challenges remove minority women four peremptory cases reach federal courts appeals cited supra involved striking minority women almost half century ago stated american tradition trial jury considered connection either criminal civil proceedings necessarily contemplates impartial jury drawn community mean course every jury must contain representatives economic social religious racial political geographical groups community frequently complete representation impossible mean prospective jurors shall selected officials without systematic alabama ex rel intentional exclusion groups recognition must given fact eligible jury service found every stratum society jury competence individual rather group class matter fact lies heart jury system disregard open door class distinctions discriminations abhorrent democratic ideals trial jury thiel southern pacific alabama ex rel agree equal protection clause prohibits government excluding person jury service account person gender ante state proffered justifications peremptory challenges far exceedingly persuasive showing required sustain classification mississippi univ women hogan ante therefore join opinion case today important blow gender discrimination costless write separately discuss costs express belief today holding limited government use peremptory strikes batson kentucky significant intrusion jury selection process batson routine state federal trial courts batson appeals proliferated well demographics indicate today holding may even greater impact batson constitutionalizing jury selection procedures increases number cases jury selection sideshow become part main event reason today decision erodes alabama ex rel role peremptory challenge peremptory challenge practice ancient origin part common law heritage edmonson leesville concrete dissenting principal value peremptory helps produce fair impartial juries swain alabama babcock voir dire preserving wonderful power peremptory challenges enabling side exclude jurors believes partial toward side means eliminat ing extremes partiality sides thereby assuring selection qualified unbiased jury holland illinois internal quotation marks citations omitted peremptory importance confirmed persistence well established time blackstone continues endure moreover essential nature peremptory challenge one exercised without reason stated without inquiry without subject control swain indeed often reason stated trial lawyer judgments juror sympathies sometimes based experienced hunches educated guesses derived juror responses voir dire juror bare looks gestures ibid trial lawyer instinctive assessment juror predisposition meet high standards challenge cause mean lawyer instinct erroneous cf starr mccormick jury selection nonverbal cues better verbal responses revealing juror disposition belief experienced lawyers often correctly intuit jurors likely least sympathetic understanding lawyer often unable explain intuition reason cherish peremptory alabama ex rel challenge add layer layer additional constitutional restraints use peremptory force lawyers articulate know often inarticulable make peremptory challenge less discretionary like challenge cause also increase possibility biased jurors allowed onto jury sometimes lawyer unable provide acceptable explanation even though lawyer fact correct juror unsympathetic similarly jurisdictions lawyers exercise strikes open lawyers may deterred using peremptories fear unable justify strike seat juror knows striking party thought unfit believe peremptory remains important litigator tool fundamental part process selecting impartial juries increasing limitation gives pause value peremptory challenge litigant diminished peremptory exercised manner know like race gender matters plethora studies make clear rape cases example female jurors somewhat likely vote convict male jurors see hastie penrod pennington inside jury collecting summarizing empirical studies moreover though similarly definitive studies regarding example sexual harassment child custody spousal child abuse one need sexist share intuition certain cases person gender resulting life experience relevant view case jurors expected come jury box leave behind human experience taught beck alabama individuals expected ignore jurors know alabama ex rel men women today decision severely limits litigant ability act intuition import holding correlation juror gender attitudes irrelevant matter constitutional law say gender makes difference matter law say gender makes difference matter fact previously said regard batson tolerate prosecutors racially discriminatory use peremptory challenge effect special rule relevance statement nation stands rather statement fact brown north carolina concurring denial certiorari today decision statement effort eliminate potential discriminatory use peremptory see batson marshall concurring gender governed special rule relevance formerly reserved race though gain much statement ignore lose extending batson gender added additional burden state federal trial process taken step closer eliminating peremptory challenge diminished ability litigants act sometimes accurate assumptions juror attitudes concerns reinforce conviction today decision limited prohibition government use peremptory challenges equal protection clause prohibits discrimination state actors edmonson supra made mistake concluding private civil litigants state actors exercised peremptory challenges georgia mccollum compounded mistake holding criminal defendants also state actors commitment eliminating discrimination legal process alabama ex rel allow us forget occurs courtroom state action private civil litigants private litigants government erects platform thereby become responsible occurs upon edmonson dissenting clearly criminal defendants state actors arrest trial possible sentencing punishment antagonistic relationship government accused clear see unique relationship criminal defendants state precludes attributing defendants actions state mccollum supra dissenting peremptory challenge one important rights secured accused swain emphasis added goldwasser limiting criminal defendant use peremptory challenges symmetry jury criminal trial limiting accused use peremptory serious misordering priorities means exalted right citizens sit juries rights criminal defendant even though defendant jurors faces imprisonment even death mccollum supra thomas concurring judgment accordingly adhere position equal protection clause limit exercise peremptory challenges private civil litigants criminal defendants case presents state action dilemma state alabama filed paternity suit behalf petitioner next case name fighting gender discrimination hold battered wife trial wounding abusive husband state actor preclude using peremptory challenges ensure jury peers contains many alabama ex rel women members possible assume hope alabama ex rel justice kennedy concurring judgment full agreement equal protection clause prohibits gender discrimination exercise peremptory challenges write explain understanding precedents lead conclusion though initial drafts fourteenth amendment written prohibit discrimination persons race color previous condition servitude amendment submitted consideration later ratified contained comprehensive terms state shall deny person within jurisdiction equal protection laws see oregon mitchell harlan concurring part dissenting part kendrick journal joint committee fifteen reconstruction congress pp recognition evident historical fact equal protection clause adopted prohibit government discrimination basis race often interpreted decades followed accord purpose strauder west virginia example invalidated west virginia law prohibiting blacks serving juries decision said equal protection clause alabama ex rel declaring law shall black white held state confine jury service whites noted state confine jury service males freeholders citizens persons within certain ages persons educational qualifications see also yick wo hopkins illustrated necessity nineteenth amendment much time passed equal protection clause thought reach beyond purpose prohibiting racial discrimination apply well discrimination based sex cases beginning however subjected government classifications based sex heightened scrutiny neither state member questions principle though intermediate scrutiny test applied may provide clear standard instances see craig boren rehnquist dissenting case law reveal strong presumption gender classifications invalid see mississippi univ women hogan doubt precedents therefore equal protection clause prohibits sex discrimination selection jurors duren missouri taylor louisiana question whether clause also prohibits peremptory challenges based sex correct hold equal protection clause constitutional tradition based theory individual possesses rights protected lawless action government neutral phrasing equal protection clause extending guarantee person reveals concern rights individuals groups though group disabilities sometimes mechanism alabama ex rel state violates individual right question heart constitution guarantee equal protection lies simple command government must treat citizens individuals simply components racial sexual class metro broadcasting fcc dissenting internal quotation marks omitted purposes equal protection clause individual denied jury service peremptory challenge exercised account sex less injured individual denied jury service law banning members sex serving jurors powers ohio palmore sidoti ex parte virginia injury personal dignity individual right participate political process powers supra neutrality fourteenth amendment guarantee confirmed fact difficulty finding constitutional wrong case involves males excluded jury service gender importance individual rights analysis prompts observation concerning conceive intended effect today decision prohibit racial gender bias jury selection encourage jury deliberations seated juror give free rein racial gender bias jury system kind compact power transferred judge jury jury turn deciding case accord instructions defining relevant issues consideration wise limitations authority courts inquire reasons underlying jury verdict mean jury disregard instructions juror allows racial gender bias influence assessment case breaches compact renounces oath alabama ex rel regard important recognize juror sits representative racial sexual group individual citizen nothing pernicious jury system society presume persons different backgrounds go jury room voice prejudice cf metro broadcasting supra dissenting jury pool must representative community structural mechanism preventing bias enfranchising see ballard thiel southern pacific jury competence individual rather group class matter fact lies heart jury system thus constitution guarantees right impartial jury jury composed members particular race gender see holland illinois strauder alabama ex rel chief justice rehnquist dissenting agree dissent justice scalia joined add words support conclusion accepting batson kentucky correctly decided sufficient differences race gender discrimination principle batson extended peremptory challenges potential jurors based sex race sex discrimination different acknowledged equal protection jurisprudence accords different levels protection two groups classifications based race inherently suspect triggering strict scrutiny classifications judged heightened less searching standard review mississippi univ women hogan racial groups comprise numerical minorities society warranting situations greater need protection whereas population divided almost equally men women furthermore substantial discrimination groups still lingers society racial equality proved challenging goal achieve many fronts gender equality see kirp yudof franks gender justice batson involved black defendant challenging alabama ex rel removal black jurors announced jury selection process balancing dictates equal protection historical practice peremptory challenges long recognized securing fairness trials concluded command equal protection clause superior careful rule undermine contribution challenge generally makes administration justice batson best understood recognition race lies core commands fourteenth amendment surprisingly cases dealt use peremptory strikes remove black racially identified venirepersons described batson fashioning rule aimed preventing purposeful discrimination cognizable racial group justice recognized batson apply utside uniquely sensitive area race brown north carolina opinion concurring denial certiorari equal protection clause differences mean balance tilt favor peremptory challenges sex race issue unlike think state shown jury strikes basis gender substantially state legitimate interest achieving fair impartial trial venerable practice peremptory challenges swain alabama tracing old credentials peremptory alabama ex rel challenges batson burger dissenting post scalia dissenting two sexes differ biologically diminishing extent experience merely stereotyping say differences may produce difference outlook brought jury room accordingly use peremptory challenges basis sex generally sort derogatory invidious act peremptory challenges directed black jurors may justice concurrence recognizes several costs associated extending batson peremptory challenges lengthier trials increase number complexity appeals addressing jury selection diminished ability litigants act sometimes accurate assumptions juror attitudes ante costs view needlessly imposed opinion constitution simply require result reaches see georgia mccollum blacks hernandez new york latinos edmonson leesville concrete blacks powers ohio blacks holland illinois blacks griffith kentucky blacks allen hardy blacks hispanics alabama ex rel justice scalia chief justice justice thomas join dissenting today opinion inspiring demonstration thoroughly justices matters pertaining sexes genders sternly disapprove male chauvinist attitudes predecessors price paid display modest price surely opinion quite irrelevant case hand hasty reader surprised learn example lawsuit involves complaint use peremptory challenges exclude men petit jury sure petitioner man used one peremptory strikes remove women jury used last challenge strike sole remaining male pool validity strikes us nonetheless treats extended discussion historic exclusion women jury service also service bar rather like jury service involves going courthouse lot see ante say irrelevant since case involves state action allegedly discriminates men parties contest alabama ex rel discrimination basis sex subject cases call heightened scrutiny citation one cases preferably one involving men rather women see mississippi univ women hogan needed also spends time establishing use sex proxy particular views sympathies unwise perhaps irrational opinion stresses lack statistical evidence support widely held belief least certain types cases juror sex statistically significant predictive value juror behave see ante assertion seems place opposition earlier sixth amendment fair cases see taylor louisiana controlled studies concluded women bring juries perspectives values influence jury deliberation result times trends change unisex unquestionably fashion personally less inclined demand statistics inclined credit perceptions experienced litigators money line matter fervent defense proposition il pas de difference entre les hommes et les femmes stereotypes opposite view hateful stereotyping turns alabama ex rel like recounting history sex discrimination women utterly irrelevant even sex remarkably good predictor certain cases find use peremptories unconstitutional see ante cf ante concurring course relationship sex partiality relevant demanded case ordinarily demands complaining party suffered injury leaving aside moment reality defendant opportunity strike women jury defendant cause complain prosecutor striking male jurors male jurors tend favorable towards defendants paternity suits men women jurors thinks fungible arguable injury prosecutor impermissible use male sex basis peremptories injury stricken juror defendant indeed far suffered harm petitioner state actor precedents see georgia mccollum slip cf edmonson leesville concrete actually inflicted harm female jurors today presumably supplies alabama ex rel petitioner cause action applying uniquely expansive standing analysis powers ohio according petitioner remedy wrong done male jurors case illustrates making restitution paul peter robbed bad idea petitioner implication reasoning suffered harm scientific evidence presented trial established petitioner paternity accuracy insofar petitioner concerned case harmless error ever one retrial nothing divert state judicial prosecutorial resources allowing either petitioner malefactor go free core reasoning peremptory challenges basis group characteristic subject heightened scrutiny inconsistent guarantee equal protection clause conclusion reached focusing unrealistically upon individual exercises peremptory challenge ignoring totality practice since groups subject peremptory challenge made object depending upon nature particular case hard see group denied equal protection see scalia dissenting batson kentucky rehnquist dissenting explains peremptory challenges coexisted equal protection clause years case perfect example system whole claim petitioner complaint prosecutor struck male jurors every man struck government petitioner lawyer struck woman say men singled discriminatory treatment process preposterous situation different sides systematically struck individuals one group alabama ex rel strikes evinced animus served proxy segregated venire lists see swain alabama pattern however displays systemic animus side desire get jury favorably disposed case characterization respondent argument reminiscent arguments advanced justify total exclusion women juries ante patently false women categorically excluded juries doubt competent women stricken juries peremptory challenge doubt well disposed striking party case see powers supra scalia dissenting discrimination dishonor former latter explains interlude holding exclusion juries basis race unconstitutional strauder west virginia holding peremptory challenges basis race unconstitutional batson kentucky supra although legal reasoning case largely obscured oratory extent reasoning discernible invalidates much strikes identifying unequal treatment separating individual exercises peremptory challenge process whole applies heightened scrutiny mode equal protection analysis used discrimination concludes strikes fail heightened scrutiny substantially important government interest says important government interest served peremptory strikes securing fair impartial alabama ex rel jury ante refuses accept respondent argument strikes interest eliminating group men may partial male defendants accept argument based stereotype law condemns ante quoting powers supra analysis entirely eliminating allowable argument implies strikes even rationally legitimate government interest let alone pass heightened scrutiny places peremptory strikes based group characteristic risk since denominated stereotypes perhaps however though see stereotyping groups entitled heightened strict scrutiny constitutes stereotype law condemns stereotyping blondes football players dumb remains perhaps refers impermissible stereotypes ante means adjective limiting rather descriptive expect learn stereotyping jurisprudence future stereotypes constitution frowns upon even line later cases guaranteed today decision limits theoretically boundless batson principle race sex perhaps classifications subject heightened scrutiny presumably include religious belief see larson valente alabama ex rel much damage done done first foremost peremptory challenge system loses whole character order defend impermissible stereotyping claims reasons strikes must given right peremptory challenge blackstone says arbitrary capricious right must exercised full freedom fails full purpose lewis quoting lamb state see also lewis supra marchant wheat story blackstone commentaries loss real peremptory felt keenly criminal defendant see georgia mccollum recently thought held accept juror apparently indifferent distrusted reason reason lamb supra make mistake really substitute peremptory voir dire though expected expand consequence today decision fill gap biases go along group characteristics tend biases juror perceive use asking fruitless inquire male juror whether harbors subliminal prejudice favor unwed fathers damage done secondarily entire justice system bear burden expanded quest reasoned peremptories demands extension batson sex almost certainly beyond cf batson burger dissenting provide basis extensive collateral litigation especially criminal defendant litigates expected pursue demographic reality places limit number cases alabama ex rel challenges issue every case contains potential claim another consequence mentioned lengthening voir dire process already burdens trial courts irrationality today approach equal protection evident consequences extending logical conclusion fair impartial trial prosecutor legitimate goal adversarial trial stratagems must tested goal abstraction role within system whole tested stratagems survive heightened scrutiny prosecutor presumably violates constitution selects male female police officer testify believes one sex might convincing context particular case believes one might appealing predominantly male female jury decision stress one line argument present certain witnesses mostly female jury example stress defendant victimized women becomes reasoning intentional discrimination state actor basis gender reasons dissent throughout opinion shall refer issue sex discrimination rather gender discrimination word gender acquired new useful connotation cultural attitudinal characteristics opposed physical characteristics distinctive sexes say gender sex feminine female masculine male present case involve peremptory strikes exercised basis femininity masculinity far appears effeminate men survive prosecution peremptories case involves therefore sex discrimination plain simple continue agree justice mccollum edmondson erred making civil litigants criminal defendants state actors purposes equal protection clause however share belief correcting error continuing consider exercise peremptories prosecutors denial equal protection make things right accordance common perception contrary unisex creed women really decide cases differently men allowing defendants alone strike jurors basis sex produce seen produce juries intentionally weighted defendant favor women jurors example rape prosecution desirable outcome seem even premise correct wise observers long understood appearance justice important reality system peremptory strikes affects actual impartiality jury bit gives litigants greater belief impartiality serves important function see blackstone commentaries point fact may well greater value page