In the Matter of Z.C. v. the State of Texas

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding the defendant and the prospective juror do not have to be the same race to qualify for a Batson challenge
• stating “We may not accept as a defense to racial discrimination the very stereotype the law condemns.”
• stating \We may not accept as a defense to racial discrimination the very stereotype the law condemns.\
• parties in a litigation allowed to raise the claims of prospective jurors to be free 2 from discriminatory jury selection
• defendant in a criminal case has standing to raise the third-party equal protection claims of jurors excluded by the prosecution because of their race
• “With the exception of voting, for most citizens the honor and privilege of jury duty is their most significant opportunity to participate in the democratic process.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).