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Jurors can't be rejected for religious appearance, New Jersey court rules.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-MAR-05 		Format: Online - approximately 724 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that jurors cannot be excluded because their clothing or manner suggests that they are religious.

The decision adds to a growing body of case law on whether peremptory challenges may be based on religion. In Batson v. Kentucky, the U.S. Supreme Court found that excluding jurors based on race constituted discrimination in violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. (476 U.S. 79 (1986).) In J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel T.B., the Court found that the use of peremptory challenges to exclude jurors solely because of their gender violated the Equal Protection Clause. (511 U.S. 127 (1994).)

In a 6-0 ruling,...

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