DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed William Lewis Reece death penalty conviction for a 1997 murder on.

Prison experts discuss how Bryan Kohberger's admission to the Idaho student murders might make him vulnerable in prison, where inmates serving life sentences have nothing to lose.

More than three years after his execution was stayed, an upcoming hearing will address death row inmate Ramiro Ibarra’s ...

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 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued nine opinions on Thursday and Friday, headlined by its decision on Trump v. CASA, Inc., which effectively advanced President Trump’s effort to end birthright ...

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

A Texas death row inmate has standing to bring a §1983 due process claim challenging the state’s postconviction DNA testing procedures, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 in reversing a decision ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ruben Gutierrez, a man sentenced to death in Texas, can move forward with a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's DNA testing ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas death row inmate can challenge the constitutionality of the state’s DNA testing law in his bid to have DNA evidence from his case tested. In a 6 ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas man on death row can bring a federal civil rights claim to challenge the constitutionality of state laws governing DNA testing. […] ...

A South Carolina Planned Parenthood sued the state alongside a patient, saying the ban infringed upon the patient’s right to choose her medical provider. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch ...