Litigants at trial may remove prospective jurors from their jury through the use of peremptory challenges.Traditionally,no explanation has to be given for the use of a peremptory,but within the past few decades,the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that peremptories may not be based on a juror's

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Peremptory challenges may not be based on a juror's race. This is because the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the government from discriminating on the basis of race.

Litigants at Trial May Remove Prospective Jurors from Their Jury