The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Batson v. Kentucky (1986) that prosecutors engage in unlawful discrimination when they exclude blacks from jury service through the use of ______.
a. inflammatory arguments
b. prosecutorial misconduct
c. challenges for cause
d. peremptory challenges
Ans: D
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