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Elimination of peremptory challenges constitutionally valid: Supreme Court

Friday, June 25, 2021 @ 4:46 PM | By Terry Davidson

The abolishment of peremptory challenges in jury selections is constitutionally valid and, being “purely procedural” in nature, can apply retrospectively to pending cases, found a majority of the Supreme Court in...