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Supreme Court orders new trial for death-row inmate in Oklahoma motel killing
In 5-3 decision, the justices set aside Richard Glossip's conviction, saying it may have been based on false testimony.
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.
U.S. Supreme Court grants Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip new trial
The justices reversed a lower court’s decision that had upheld Glossip’s conviction despite his allegations that prosecutors wrongly withheld evidence
US Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate, Richard Glossip’s death sentence
The United States Supreme Court has thrown out the murder conviction against Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip. The court made the decision on
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 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 divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing.
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.

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Supreme Court rules against drivers in a case advocates say could make civil-rights claims harder
The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover ...
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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President ...
Will the Supreme Court Preserve the Rule of Law? Chief Justice Roberts May Have the Answer
A lawyer argues that the Supreme Court must stand up to the Trump Administration and preserve the rule of law.
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 ...
Supreme Court seat undecided after four months
Just more than a week from four months since the Nov. 5 election, North Carolina has the only unresolved race in the nation.
JAMA study finds 22,180 more births in first 14 states that restricted abortion
The first 14 states that restricted abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June 2022 delivered 22,181 ...
Her claim of anti-straight bias could upend discrimination law
Marlean Ames of Ohio wants the Supreme Court to reject rulings that make it harder to prove discrimination if you are ...
As Trump Marauds Through Executive Branch, SCOTUS May—MAY—Have A Red Line
If Trump prevails, it’ll bring to life the right-wing vision of a unitary executive — where the president controls the entire ...