In the case of Murray v. Louisiana in 1895, the U.S Supreme Court ruled on a matter concerning jury selection and racial discrimination. The plaintiff, Alexander Murray, an African American man was convicted for murder by an all-white jury in Louisiana state court. He appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court arguing that he had been denied equal protection under the law because people of color were systematically excluded from both grand and petit juries in violation of his Fourteenth Amendment rights. However, despite acknowledging systematic exclusion of black individuals from juries as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court upheld Murray's conviction with a 7-1 majority vote stating that there was insufficient evidence proving racial discrimination during jury selection process specifically for his trial.

In the dissenting opinion for Murray v. Louisiana, the justice argued that the majority's decision was inconsistent with previous rulings and violated fundamental principles of law. The justice believed that a person should not be tried twice for the same crime, as this violates their constitutional right to due process under the Fifth Amendment. They also disagreed with how evidence obtained through an illegal search was used in court, arguing it infringed upon Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. In essence, they felt that by allowing such practices to occur without consequence or remedy would undermine public trust in legal institutions and erode civil liberties over time.