Legal News for Weds 6/18 - Passport Restrictions Halted, Tariffs Challenged at SCOTUS, Cuts to University Research Blocked and SCOTUS Curtails Rights for Transgender Minors
This Day in Legal History: Georgia v. McCollum
On June 18, 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Georgia v. McCollum, 505 U.S. 42 (1992), holding that criminal defendants cannot use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors on the basis of race. This decision extended the logic of Batson v. Kentucky—which barred prosecutors from racially discriminatory jury strikes—to defense attorneys, ensuring both sides are bound by the Equal Protection Clause. The case involved white defendants in Georgia who sought to remove Black jurors, prompting the state to challenge the defense’s…
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