The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas man on death row can bring a federal civil rights claim to challenge the ...

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 ...

Federal Courts Now an Avenue for Inmates to Challenge Texas DNA Testing Laws The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas death row inmate can sue state officials in federal court to pursue ...

The case centers on whether Texas' DNA testing procedures violate due process rights. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recognized parallels to a similar case, Reed v. Goertz.