Supreme Court sides with Black death row inmate who alleged racial discrimination in jury selection

TL;DR

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black death row inmate, who alleged racial discrimination in jury selection.
The case, Pitchford v. Cain, focused on the prosecutor's use of peremptory strikes to remove Black potential jurors.
Justice Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion, stating that the trial court failed to properly resolve the Batson claim regarding racial discrimination.
The conviction arose from a 2004 grocery store robbery and murder in Mississippi.
Pitchford was sentenced to death, while his accomplice, who was 16 at the time, received a 20-year prison sentence.

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