DNA, Supreme Court and Death Row

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
Supreme Court Seems Divided Over Condemned Man's Request for DNA Testing
The Supreme Court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, on death row for his role in a 1998 murder of an elderly woman, has standing to challenge the constitutionality of Texas' DNA testing law.
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 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.
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.
Texas Supreme Court Could Make Greg Abbott's Text Messages Public
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether to compel the governor and attorney general to release emails and texts.
Supreme Court of Texas chief justice speaks before lawmakers
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock was nominated by Gov. Greg Abbott in January. He appeared before the Senate Nominations Committee Monday morning.
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.
Texas Supreme Court aggressively quizzes 2021 winter storm lawyers
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Supreme Court denies request from paralyzed veteran to review ban on military medical malpractice lawsuits
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request for the justices to review a ban on service members suing the military for ...
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Death penalty DNA debacle sparks broader questions over compliance with court orders
Several Supreme Court justices worried that a low-profile death penalty appeal could upend fundamental judicial principles.
Can Texas courts force Attorney General Ken Paxton to release public records?
Opposing counsel told the state Supreme Court the government is seeking to rewrite the law on obtaining public information.
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 ...
Texas Supreme Court to decide if 2021 freeze lawsuits against CenterPoint, other utilities can proceed
The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether lawsuits filed against Texas transmission and distribution utilities after the ...
L. Clifford Davis, who helped desegregate Texas schools, dies at 100
As a civil rights lawyer in the 1950s, L. Clifford Davis helped integrate Texas public schools that had resisted Brown v. Board of Education.
Robert Roberson again asks Texas' highest criminal court to free him, citing new evidence
The new appeal includes a statement from ten independent pathologists that says the 2002 autopsy is "deeply flawed and ...