DNA, Death Row and U.S. 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.
Kim Kardashian sued for posting photo of wrong man while advocating for death row inmate
Ivan Cantu accuses Kim Kardashian of libel and invasion of privacy after she used his photo to advocate for another Ivan Cantu convicted of murder.
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
Kim Kardashian sued for accidentally mixing up NY man with Texas death row inmate in Instagram post
A New York man is suing Kim Kardashian for slander after she accidentally used his photo in an Instagram post about a Texas death row inmate who shared the same name.
Kim Kardashian Sued After She Posted Wrong Photo of Death Row Inmate
Kim Kardashian is being sued after she used a photo of the wrong man to appeal to her hundreds of millions of Instagram followers last year to save a death row inmate. The reality star was hit with a lawsuit Thursday accusing her of libel and slander after she posted in February 2024 on behalf of a condemned killer,
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.
Arizona voters could decide if death row inmates should face firing squad
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Federal appeals court halts reopening of long-running Louisiana death penalty case
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill asked a federal appeals court to halt a district judge's decision to reopen a case ...
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Abrar Fahad murder: Buet erupts in protest as death row convict escapes from jail
Hundreds of students from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) staged a protest on Monday night ...
Glynn Simmons spends two years on Oklahoma death row. It was only the beginning. Ch. 5
This was Simmons’ new reality. The young man from Louisiana who never had any prior convictions now languished in his tiny ...
Jury selection starts in second death penalty trial for admitted Sacramento cop killer
Ramos pleaded guilty to killing Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, but a prior jury deadlocked on whether he should be put to death.
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The Hunting Party season 1, episode 4 recap and review: "Doctor Ezekiel Malak"
This one is a psychiatrist in The Hunting Party season 1, episode 4. Caution: This post contains SPOILERS for The Hunting ...