DNA, Death Row and Supreme Court

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 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
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.
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case about a Texas man on death row suing for access to DNA testing
Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 stabbing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville, on the state’s southern tip.
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she has faith court orders will be honored
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she has faith federal court orders will be honored in the ...
U.S. Supreme Court denies review of San Jose police shooting, Mountain View cold case
High court actions mean an excessive force finding in a fatal 2017 San Jose police shooting stands, and double-jeopardy ...
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Supreme Court declines look at bevy of criminal cases
The decision marks the end of the road for several criminal defendants and a police officer accused of excessive force in a ...
Justice Sotomayor says she expects leaders will follow court rulings
The Supreme Court justice did not mention President Donald Trump, whose top advisers have recently questioned the power of ...
Justice Sotomayor says 'court decisions stand' as liberals fret that Trump may not accept legal rulings
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that court decisions "stand" as President Donald Trump and his administration express ...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Release New Children's Book “Just Shine!” About Being Yourself (Exclusive)
Sotomayor's latest book geared toward young readers is inspired by her late mother, Celina Báez, and aims to show "how ...
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Sonia Sotomayor: "the president is not an emperor"
The first Latina judge to serve on the Supreme Court of Justice is clear about the limits of executive power. A reminder for ...
Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary
The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the ...
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Sotomayor says presidents have largely followed rule of law, offers words of caution
THOSE WERE JUST A FEW WORDS WHICH WERE USED ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO DESCRIBE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR. SHE WAS PRESENTED THE BRANDEIS MEDAL BY THE U OF L BRANDEIS SCHOOL OF LAW ...
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MNHHS grad attends Sotomayer's Brandeis Medal ceremony
Madisonville North Hopkins High School graduate and third-year law student at The University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis ...