the ultimate impact of the "norris v. alabama" case is its direct effect on how racial discrimination is viewed constitutionally. prior to this judgment, all-white juries were commonplace and not considered unconstitutional.  this supreme court opinion that made racial diversity and proportionality a necessity in the courtroom. it relied upon the principles of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, the equal protection clause, which states that the law should protect every american in an equal manner.