On which Amendment to the Constitution did the Supreme Court, in 1986, base its decision that the prosecution's use of peremptory challenges to exclude blacks from a jury constituted a violation of its equal protections clause?

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The Supreme Court's decision in 1986 was based on the Fourteenth Amendment, specifically its equal protections clause. This amendment guarantees that all citizens are entitled to equal protection under the law and prohibits discrimination based on race, among other things. The Court's decision in this case (Batson v. Kentucky) established that the use of peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on their race violated this constitutional provision.

On Which Amendment to the Constitution Did the Supreme Court