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Rivera v. Illinois

556 U. S. 148
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Because peremptory challenges are not of federal constitutional dimension, a trial court's good-faith erroneous denial of a defendant's peremptory challenge does not violate due process and does not require automatic reversal, provided that all jurors actually seated were qualified and unbiased.

Area of Law

General

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Klein v. Martin 607 U. S. 213 (2026)
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Inc. v. Palmquist 607 U.S. 421 (2026)

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