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A Batson objection, also called a Batson challenge, refers to the act of�objecting�the validity of a�peremptory challenge, on grounds that the other�party�used it to exclude a potential�juror�based on race, ethnicity, or sex.�The result of a successful Batson challenge differs, but generally it may be a new trial.

The name comes from the�case�Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)�- which held this type of peremptory challenge to be unconstitutional when used by�criminal�prosecutors. There is also�the case,�Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete, 500 U.S. 614 (1991), which permitted private�litigants�in a�civil case to successfully make a Batson challenge.