The US Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision Thursday that a Texas death row inmate has the right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing. The majority opinion was written by Justice Sonia ...

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On Feb. 24, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Gutierrez v. Saenz. As the National Law Journal explained, the court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, a Texas death-row inmate, has ...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced the findings on Friday of an internal affairs investigation into a former CBI DNA scientist who has been accused of data manipulation of DNA test results ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 opinion that Texas death row prisoner Ruben Gutierrez should be permitted to continue his lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's post-conviction ...

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has put DNA testing at its crime lab on hold as it works to determine the source of “sporadic DNA contamination.” The sheriff’s office said it appears the ...

A hearing regarding new DNA testing of items from the West Memphis Three case has been moved to Aug. 1. The hearing was previously scheduled for July 23, but some attorneys had conflicts with that ...

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