When an attorney moves to exclude a potential juror as part of his/her allotted peremptory challenges, there need not be any cause for eliminating that person. However, an attorney is not permitted to exclude any juror based on race or gender biases.

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Peremptory challenges allow attorneys to exclude jurors without stating a reason, but the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that these challenges cannot be used to discriminate based on race or gender.

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