April 19, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that a man convicted of murder must have a new chance to request DNA testing of evidence he says will prove his innocence is a "critical" measure to protect one of few avenues to exoneration, experts said.
April 19, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state prisoners requesting post-conviction DNA testing have until after all state appeals finish before a clock for federal relief starts ticking, ending a stricter time limit the NAACP called "illogical" and race-biased.
July 11, 2022
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund has backed a Texas death row inmate convicted of murdering a woman in 1998 in his bid for post-conviction DNA testing that he believes could exonerate him, arguing DNA evidence is critical for correcting racial bias in the case.
April 25, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by a Texas death row inmate convicted of murdering a woman in 1998, challenging the Fifth Circuit's decision to deny him access to DNA testing that the inmate says could exonerate him.