Unconstitutional 2026

The document is a motion filed in the Circuit Court of Mississippi, requesting the court to declare unconstitutional the exclusion of illiterate individuals from jury service. The motion argues that this exclusion violates the Equal Protection Clause and the right to a representative jury as guaranteed by the Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. It highlights that such exclusions disproportionately affect black individuals and undermine the fairness of capital trials. The motion calls for a review of Mississippi's statute that disqualifies illiterates from serving on juries, asserting that it does not serve a significant state interest and perpetuates discrimination.