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Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.
''Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company'', , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that peremptory challenges may not be used to exclude jurors on the basis of race in civil trials. ''Edmonson'' extended the court's similar decision in ''Batson v. Kentucky'', a criminal case. The court applied the equal protection part of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment in finding that such race-based challenges violated the Constitution.
== Background ==
A black construction worker, Thaddeus Donald Edmonson, was injured during work on federal property. He sued Leesville Concrete Company for negligence leading to his injuries. During jury selection, Leesville used two of their three peremptory challenges on black jurors, leaving a panel of twelve with one African-American. Edmonson, citing ''Batson'' requested that the trial court require Leesville give a race-neutral reason for the peremptory challenges of black jurors, but the court refused. The jury found that Leesville was responsible for 20% of Edmonson's injury and awarded him $18,000. The Fifth Circuit Appellate Court reversed the decision, holding that parties become state actors during jury selection, and so ''Batson'' requires race-neutral selection in civil cases. When the Fifth Circuit reheard the case en banc, they affirmed the original District Court decision. Recognizing a circuit split, the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
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