Oct 07, 1996 · United States Supreme Court M L B v S L J, individually and as next friend of the minor children, S L(1996) No Argued October 7, 1996 Decided December 16, 1996 In a decree forever terminating petitioner M L B's parental rights to her two minor children, a Mississippi Chancery Court recited a segment of the governing Mississippi statute and stated,In JEB v Alabama, the Court sided with JEB and held (63) that exclusion of jurors on the basis of sex was also unconstitutional The Court's ruling applied not only to state actors (prosecutors) but also to the use of preemptory challenges by criminal defendants as well as parties inJEB v Alabama 511 US 127 (1994) The State of Alabama, acting on behalf of the child, JT, filed a complaint for paternity and child support against JEB The state used its peremptory challenges to strike nine of 10 potential male jurors from the jury JEB, the defendant, used one challenge to strike the remaining male juror Tiger Jbv A 10 Cup Mi...