Courts rarely reject race-neutral excuses for juror strikes

Evidence

Courts are often reluctant to reject attorney’s race-neutral reasons for their peremptory challenges (Marder, 2012), and attorneys are often easily able to come up with raceneutral reasons for their decisions (Sommers & Norton, 2007). Even when challenges are eventually successful, they may take years to prove. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 888

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 888
• XREF: connects to: Peremptory challenges let attorneys remove jurors without giving reasons — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 831; Peremptory challenges cannot exclude jurors by race or gender. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 832