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The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case regarding jury selection that could have prevented prosecutors and defense attorneys from excluding potential jurors based on race and gender. The case involved a Georgia prosecutor who struck Black and female jurors from a panel that sentenced a Black man to death for a murder. Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor disagreed with the lower court’s decision, saying that the prosecutor had shown discriminatory behavior. The prosecutor was accused of using inconsistent reasons for rejecting potential jurors, with the defense arguing that race was the main factor. Despite this, the courts sided with the prosecutor. Trial experts have noted that there is often underrepresentation of Black citizens on juries, particularly in death penalty cases, due to discriminatory practices in jury selection. The Supreme Court had the opportunity to address this issue but declined to do so. One of the Black women excluded from the jury spoke out, expressing concern that racial discrimination had impacted the trial outcome. The case highlights ongoing challenges with ensuring fair and unbiased jury selection processes in the legal system.

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