Justice is (race)-blind — and the Supreme Court leads the way
The Supreme Court overturned the conviction and death sentence of Terry Pitchford, a black man who spent 20 years on Mississippi's death row, due to race-based jury selection. The court ruled that Pitchford was denied his right to a fair trial, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh explaining that the judge allowed the prosecutor to exclude four black jurors without credible, race-neutral reasons. The decision is seen as a step towards color-blind justice, with the court reaffirming its precedent that prosecutors cannot exclude jurors based on their race or ethnicity.
- ▪The Supreme Court overturned Terry Pitchford's conviction and death sentence due to race-based jury selection.
- ▪The court ruled that Pitchford was denied his right to a fair trial, with the prosecutor excluding four black jurors without credible, race-neutral reasons.
- ▪The decision reaffirms the court's precedent that prosecutors cannot exclude jurors based on their race or ethnicity, as established in the 1986 Batson v. Kentucky case.
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Betsy McCaughey Opinion Justice is (race)-blind — and the Supreme Court leads the way By Betsy McCaughey Published June 1, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET The Supreme Court overturned Terry Pitchford's Mississippi death sentence due to race-based jury selection. See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Defying the predictions of its left-wing critics, the US Supreme Court last week overturned the conviction and death sentence of a black man who’s spent 20 years on Mississippi’s death row. In doing so, the justices nudged the nation another step closer toward color-blind justice. In 2005 Terry Pitchford and Eric Bullins, then 18 and 16, robbed a store in Grenada County, Miss.
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