Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.
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Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. is a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court case that held private litigants in civil trials cannot use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors on the basis of race.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. canonical | 3 |
| Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799068 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. Context triple: [Batson v. Kentucky, laterExtendedBy, Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.]
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A.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal regulation of coal production as an unconstitutional overreach of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers.
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B.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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C.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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D.
National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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E.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. is a landmark 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly defined "gross income" under the Internal Revenue Code to include punitive damages and other undeniable accessions to wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. Target entity description: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. is a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court case that held private litigants in civil trials cannot use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors on the basis of race.
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A.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal regulation of coal production as an unconstitutional overreach of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers.
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B.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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C.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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D.
National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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E.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. is a landmark 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly defined "gross income" under the Internal Revenue Code to include punitive damages and other undeniable accessions to wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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civil rights case ⓘ jury selection case ⓘ |
| appliedPrecedent | Batson v. Kentucky ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil procedure
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civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| caseType | civil personal injury action ⓘ |
| citation | 500 U.S. 614 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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linked to:
Equal Protection Clause
Fifth Amendment due process principles as applied to the federal government ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1991-06-03 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Antonin Scalia
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Byron R. White ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| extendedRuleOf | Batson v. Kentucky ⓘ |
| fullName |
Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc.
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linked to:
Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.
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| holding |
Private litigants in civil cases may not use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors on the basis of race.
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The use of race-based peremptory challenges by private parties in civil trials constitutes state action subject to the Equal Protection Clause. ⓘ |
| impact |
Influenced state courts to apply Batson principles to civil cases
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Prohibited race-based peremptory challenges by private parties in federal civil trials ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
David H. Souter
ⓘ
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| keyConcept |
application of Batson to civil litigation
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racially discriminatory jury selection as unconstitutional ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
peremptory challenges
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racial discrimination in jury selection ⓘ state action doctrine ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| party |
Leesville Concrete Company, Inc.
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Thaddeus Edmonson ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Georgia v. McCollum
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J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. ⓘ Powers v. Ohio ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
jury selection in civil trials
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racial discrimination ⓘ |
| term | 1990 Term ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 6-3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. Description of subject: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. is a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court case that held private litigants in civil trials cannot use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors on the basis of race.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.