DNA, Death Row and Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence
Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he did not kill a Brownsville woman in 1998.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him. Rube
Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing
The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing, as he seeks to obtain testing on evidence he claims would prevent his execution.
Death row inmate asks Supreme Court to hear oral arguments
JACKSON – Attorneys for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford want the state’s highest court to hear oral arguments in the latest appeal of his 30-year-old capital murder conviction and death sentence.
Supreme Court hears Texas death penalty case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas death penalty case against Ruben Gutierrez on Monday. Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Escolastica Harrison in 1998.
Supreme Court Just Dealt Donald Trump 'Unexpected' Loss—Legal Analyst
Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, sued the Trump administration earlier this month after the ...
Trump and GOP are ‘overreading’ a landmark Supreme Court decision as they target DEI, legal experts argue
As part of a rapidly escalating war on corporate and government diversity, equity and inclusion programs, President Donald ...
Few prisoners claiming abuses have access to a jury trial. The Supreme Court could soon change that.
A Clinton-era law, the PLRA, stymied prisoner lawsuits claiming serious harm. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over ...
An Important Judicial Tool Mysteriously Goes Missing at the Supreme Court
The justices have all but stopped issuing summary reversals, which are unsigned decisions used to correct clear errors by ...
SC sets Mar 21 deadline for Centre’s reply on deportation of foreign nationals
In its February 4 order, the Supreme Court had directed the Centre and the Assam government to expedite the deportation ...
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George Soros, Elon Musk front and center as millions of dollars pour into state Supreme Court race
In his first visit to Wisconsin as the new Democratic National Committee chair, Ken Martin, rallied with a group of Wisconsin ...
House passes resolution calling on Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ruling
North Dakota House lawmakers voted to support a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its ruling on gay ...
Widow of Norfolk firefighter petitions Va. Supreme Court in fight for cancer benefits
The widow of a former Norfolk firefighter is planning on petitioning the Virginia Supreme Court in her ongoing fight for ...