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The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas man on death row can bring a federal civil rights claim to challenge the ...
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible ...
Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that ...
For nearly 15 years, a man on death row in Texas has sought DNA testing to try and prove he did not kill an 85-year-old woman ...
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Texas death row inmate has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA ...
As of June 19, 2025, there were 169 people on death row in Texas. Four of them are women, including Melissa Lucio, who was convicted in 2008 of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate in a challenge over whether he had standing to sue a district ...
The US Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision Thursday that a Texas death row inmate has the legal right to sue over the state's laws governing DNA testing. The majority opinion was written by ...
Federal Courts Now an Avenue for Inmates to Challenge Texas DNA Testing Laws The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a ...
A Texas death row inmate has standing to bring a §1983 due process claim challenging the state’s postconviction DNA testing ...
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for Ruben Gutierrez, a Texas death row inmate, granting a path for DNA testing that could impact his execution eligibility.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.