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Powers v. Ohio

499 U. S. 400
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under the Equal Protection Clause a criminal defendant has third-party standing to object to the prosecution's race-based use of peremptory challenges against prospective jurors, whether or not the defendant and the excluded jurors share the same race.

Area of Law

General

Related Cases

Klein v. Martin 607 U. S. 213 (2026)
Ellingburg v. United States 607 U.S. ___ (2026)
Inc. v. Palmquist 607 U.S. 421 (2026)

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