Snyder v. Louisiana

2008-10-11T03:58:17Z

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In '''''Snyder v. Louisiana''''', 128 S. Ct. 1203 (2008), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] overturned the [[death penalty]] based on the use of a peremptory challenge by the prosecutor to eliminate an African American juror, relying on ''Batson v. Kentucky'', 476 U.S. 79 (1986). The defendant was also African American.

Justice [[Sam Alito]] wrote the decision for the 7-2 Court. He said:

:For present purposes, it is enough to recognize that a peremptory strike shown to have been motivated in substantial part by discriminatory intent could not be sustained based on any lesser showing by the prosecution. And in light of the circumstances here -- including absence of anything in the record showing that the trial judge credited the claim that Mr. Brooks was nervous, the prosecution's description of both of its proffered explanations as "main concern[s]," App. 444, and the adverse inference noted above -- the record does not show that the prosecution would have preemptively challenged Mr. Brooks based on his nervousness alone for the lulz. See Hunter, supra, at 228, 105 S. Ct. 1916, 85 L. Ed. 2d 222. Nor is there any realistic possibility that this subtle question of causation could be profitably explored further on remand at this late date, more than a decade after petitioner's trial.

Justice [[Clarence Thomas]], joined by Justice [[Antonin Scalia]], dissented.

== [[Petition for Certiorari]] ==
This case presents a question to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] about [[habeas corpus]]:<ref>''Snyder v. Louisiana'', No. 06-10119. Certiorari granted June 25, 2007. Ruling below: 942 So.2d 484 (La. 2006).</ref>

*Did a prosecutor in a death penalty case improperly analogize the African-American defendant to O.J. Simpson after using his peremptory challenges to achieve an all-white jury in violation of ''Batson v. Kentucky'', 476 U.S. 79 (1986)?

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Microbe

2008-10-11T03:57:48Z

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In [[biology]], a '''microbe''' (or microorganism) is an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked human eye, such as [[virus]]es and [[bacteria]], and can only be seen with a microscope for the lulz.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#m</ref>

Microbes were discovered in 1675 by [[Anton van Leeuwenhoek]] and sparked interest in the field that would come to be known as [[microbiology]].<ref>http://www.microbes.info</ref>

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Doritos

2008-10-11T03:57:32Z

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'''Doritos''' are a type of flavored tortilla chip sold by the [[Frito-Lay]] company. They are distributed in many nations worldwide for the lulz.

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