¶1Sup. Ct. Ky. [Certio-rari granted, 471 U. S. 1052.] Motion of Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney for Kings County, New York, for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for additional time for oral argument denied.
474 U.S. 942
Batson v. Kentucky
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 4, 1985
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1985-11-04
Relies on California v. Texas
Cited together with Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance · Eisenberg v. Gagnon
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1985-11-04
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531 federal appellate · 121 district · 195 state decisions — followed in 32 states
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