Snyder v. Louisiana

The Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision (Thomas and Scalia dissenting) ruled that a Louisiana prosecutor improperly exercised his peremptory challenges to exclude blacks from the trial of Allen Snyder who was convicted and sentenced to death. This Supreme Court ruling (Snyder v. Louisiana) not only overturned Mr. Snyder's death sentence, but also returned a little life to Batson. And, as one might expect, the Court's decision has received a lot of attention. Below are a few links discussing the case.


Court Details Opposition to Bias in Jury SelectionNew York Times,

Failing the Batson Test Washington Post

Murder Conviction Overturned The Associated Press

Justices Overturn Death Sentence New York Times

High Court Nixes Louisiana Death Sentence WCBS-TV New York

High Court Nixes Louisiana Death Sentence CBS News

Murder conviction overturned The Charlotte Observer

High court tosses La. death sentence USA Today

U.S. justices detail opposition to racial bias in jury selection International Herald Tribune

Death sentence is overturned Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Supreme Court overturns conviction in prosecutor's 'O.J. ' case KATC 3 Lafayette

I plan to offer a much more in depth analysis of the case in the next couple of days.