Supremes rap 9th Circuit in Batson case 

In a per curiam decision yesterday, the U.S.  Supreme Court reversed a ruling by the 9th Circuit, scolding the court for reversing the denial of a Batson petition without giving the state court decisions on the matter proper deferential treatment. The defendant in Felkner v. Jackson raised a Batson challenge to the prosecutor's use peremptory strikes ...