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June 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear Texas' challenge of a Fifth Circuit decision to allow a man's successive habeas claim under a rare exception for "previously unavailable" claims under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
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June 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the case of a Texas death row prisoner who argued that his conviction rests on eyewitness testimony influenced by investigative hypnosis, a practice the state has since barred in criminal cases.
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June 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up Pennsylvania's petition to overturn a ruling finding it could possibly be held liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act in an incarcerated man's lawsuit alleging he was illegally denied access to proper medical care.
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June 11, 2026
A Detroit area police detective did not violate clearly established law in how he handled a photo lineup or by failing to flag another robbery suspect before a later-exonerated man's conviction, a Michigan federal judge has ruled, throwing out the man's civil rights suit.
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June 11, 2026
An Alaskan Indigenous man who spent years battling a first-degree murder charge in connection to the death of his older brother is suing former Metlakatla Police Department officials, supervisors and tribal policymakers over the now-dismissed allegation, saying the investigation should have been handled with care, honesty and respect for the truth.
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