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inlawrev-18398	Last, Esther J	Peremptory Challenges to Jurors Based on Sexual Orientation: Preempting Discrimination by Court Rule	2015	25	.pdf	application/pdf	11428	600	57	[Vol. 48:313 by law universally permitted; however, jurisprudential action has somewhat changed the application of these challenges.9 Peremptory challenges are now susceptible to objection, called a Batson challenge, by the non-striking party if the non-striking party suspects that the seating of the potential juror is being challenged as an act of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or sex.10 To date, Batson challenges have only been allowed based on these three classes.11 Protection of jurors in only these three classes is inadequate to ensure a true cross section of the community or to protect the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual citizens to serve on juries. [Vol. 48:313 challenges.27 Peremptory challenges are now susceptible to objection, called a Batson challenge, by the non-striking party if the non-striking party suspects a potential juror is being struck as an act of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or sex.28 To date, Batson challenges have only been allowed based on these three classes.29 Several distinct yet related interests are at stake when considering the discriminatory application of peremptory challenges.	cache/inlawrev-18398.pdf	txt/inlawrev-18398.txt