The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for ...

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 U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ruben Gutierrez, a man sentenced to death in Texas, can move forward with a federal civil ...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Texas death row inmate has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA ...

Justice Thomas has said the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Due Process clause created a "tool for obstruction." ...

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that he says will prove he’s not a murderer. Skip to main content.

Ruben Gutierrez Credit... Texas Department of Criminal Justice, via Associated Press. Prosecutors said that Ms. Harrison was stabbed to death with two different screwdrivers, and they accused Mr. ...

By a vote of 6-3, the justices cleared the way for Ruben Gutierrez’s challenge to move forward – and potentially obtain DNA testing that he contends will clear him. In a 14-page opinion, Justice Sonia ...

That’s the legal terrain Ruben Gutierrez has spent more than two decades navigating and that finally resulted in the Supreme Court’s intervention on Thursday.

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.

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.