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Justices send case of death-row inmate back to lower courts, grant new First Step Act case

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case to its argument docket for the 2026-27 term, granting another case ...

Justices Revive Death-Row Inmate’s Appeal Over Conviction (1)

The Supreme Court revived an appeal by a death-row inmate after finding a lower court improperly considered evidence never ...
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Supreme Court rules 5-4 in favor of Black death row inmate who said racial bias shaped his jury — lower court must now reconsider

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to return Terry Pitchford’s case to a lower court to reconsider claims of racial bias in jury ...

Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury

The Supreme Court has ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of ...

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers won't face execution for at least a year after IV line failure in Tennessee

Tennessee halted Tony Carruthers’ execution after officials failed to set a required backup IV line. Gov. Bill Lee granted a ...

Supreme Court sides with Black death row inmate who alleged discrimination

The Supreme Court divided 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the three liberal justices ...

SCOTUS rules for MS death row inmate over racial bias in jury selection

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Black death row inmate from Mississippi, ruling that racial bias impacted the makeup of ...

Supreme Court sides with death row inmate who alleged racial bias in jury selection

In a case that raised questions about racial bias in the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court threw out the murder ...
CBS News

A death row inmate's case is getting a fresh look after more than three decades. But evidence is missing and some witnesses are dead.

An unusual investigation quietly taking place in California could lead to a resolution of the most hotly debated death row cases in the country. Last May, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a rare ...