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Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate
Prosecutors' errors violated the constitutional rights of Richard Glossip when he was tried and convicted of murder, so he gets a new trial, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision.
Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction over flawed trial
The Supreme Court threw out Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction because a key witness lied in court and prosecutors withheld information about him.
Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate who was joined in his bid to have his conviction thrown out by the state's Republican attorney general.
Richard Glossip, Death Row Inmate, Granted New Trial by Supreme Court
The Court ruled that prosecutors withheld information and leaned on faulty testimony during the Oklahoma man's original murder-for-hire trial
Supreme Court Grants New Trial to Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma
Both sides had told the justices that long-suppressed evidence had undermined the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip.
US Supreme Court grants Oklahoma death row inmate Glossip new trial
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip in his bid to challenge his conviction for a 1997 murder-for-hire plot and granted him a new trial.
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.
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 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.
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Sonia Sotomayor Just Dealt a Major Blow to Shady Prosecutors
To her credit, however, Sotomayor took advantage of the occasion to enshrine ... puppy” to Glossip’s “dog trainer,” as the prosecution put it. The Supreme Court was not fooled: It bluntly ...
A SWAT Team Raided This Innocent Family's Home. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Their Case.
Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and ...
Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence
Richard Glossip, now 62, has spent nearly half his life behind bars for his role in a 1997 killing at a motel in Oklahoma ...
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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 ...
Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip conviction, orders new trial
The Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip’s conviction, citing prosecutorial misconduct, and ordered a new trial in his Oklahoma death row case.
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Supreme Court grants Richard Glossip new trial in capital case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Richard Glossip, who is on death row in Oklahoma for his role in the 1997 murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese, should get a new trial. In a decision by ...
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Supreme Court rules against drivers in case that 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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Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson said that they would have rejected the Trump administration’s request for Supreme Court intervention outright. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch ...