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Supreme Court· 4/1/1935

Norris v. Alabama

Citations

  • 294 U.S. 587
  • 55 S. Ct. 579
  • 79 L. Ed. 1074
  • 1935 U.S. LEXIS 58

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that, regardless of whether the mechanism employed to achieve the result, i.e., be it statutory, judicial, or administrative, the total exclusion of all persons of the African race from service on grand juries violates equal protection
  • explaining that the principle that the exclusion of individuals from grand jury service on account of their race is constitutionally problematic applies equally to exclusion from service on petit juries
  • explaining that the principle that the exclusion of individuals from grand jury service on account of their race is constitutionally problematic applies equally to exclusion from service on petit juries
  • noting that no witness could recall an African-American ever serving on a jury
  • noting that no witness could recall an African-American ever serving on a jury
  • reversing a state criminal conviction on jury discrimination grounds for the first time since 1904 because state’s practice resulted in Black people not even being called for jury service

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Judges: Hughes, McReynolds

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Cites

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