cious ▁than ▁those ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁vict ims ▁... ▁now ▁rest ". ▁ ▁Comment ators ▁have ▁described ▁the ▁case ▁as ▁" important " ▁and ▁note ▁that ▁will ▁likely ▁have ▁a ▁" sign ific ant ▁effect " ▁on ▁similar ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁However , ▁some ▁anal yst s ▁have ▁described ▁the ▁outcome ▁as ▁" part icular ly ▁un just ". ▁Justice ▁Kennedy ' s ▁conc urr ing ▁opinion ▁also ▁received ▁significant ▁coverage ▁from ▁the ▁media , ▁and ▁some ▁anal yst s ▁suggested ▁that ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁may ▁become ▁a ▁" new ▁battle ground " ▁for ▁Justice ▁Kennedy . ▁One ▁comment ator ▁described ▁Justice ▁Kennedy ' s ▁conc urr ing ▁opinion ▁as ▁" the ▁single ▁most ▁surprising ▁and ▁heart ening ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁term ". ▁ ▁Leg al ▁Background ▁ ▁Bat son ▁challeng es ▁ ▁In ▁Bat son ▁v . ▁Kentucky , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁held ▁that ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Prote ction ▁Cla use ▁of ▁the ▁Four teenth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁occurs ▁when ▁pro sec utors ▁use ▁per empt ory ▁challeng es ▁to ▁exclude ▁jur ors ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁race . ▁If ▁a ▁def endant ▁alleg es ▁that ▁a ▁pro sec utor ▁challeng ed ▁a ▁pros pective ▁jur or ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁that ▁jur or ' s ▁race ▁( a ▁process ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" B at son ▁challenge "), ▁trial ▁courts ▁will ▁conduct ▁a ▁three - part ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁per empt ory ▁challenge ▁in