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· 1/21/2014

Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories

Citations

  • 740 F.3d 471
  • 2014 WL 211807

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that heightened scrutiny under Batson applies to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
  • extending Batson to peremptory challenges based on sexual orientation under the Federal equal protection clause
  • remanding for a new trial after Batson violation in civil case
  • applying heightened scrutiny to a Batson challenge that was based on sexual orientation
  • remanding for a new trial after Batson violation in civil case
  • “Windsor’s heightened scrutiny applies 5 to classifications based on sexual orientation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Schroeder, Reinhardt, Berzon

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