Here are links for official background on the case:
- Scotusblog: Foster v. Chatman.
- Oyez: Foster v. Chatman.
The issue as presented before the court:
Whether the Georgia courts erred in failing to recognize race discrimination under Batson v. Kentucky in the extraordinary circumstances of this death penalty case.
For more:
- Slate: Racism Highlighted in a Green Marker.
- Slate: Amicus: Strike Zone: When black jurors are removed from the pool, how do we know that it’s not because of their race?