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Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Seeks New Trial

Supreme Court reviews Richard Glossip's case in Oklahoma involving doubts about his conviction and innocence.

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Major cases before the Supreme Court deal with transgender rights, guns, nuclear waste and vapes

The Supreme Court’s new term is opening with a handful of important cases set to be heard and the possibility that the justices will be asked to get involved in election disputes

The Independent UK

Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom "Brady Violation" and Got Supreme Court Review (Part I)

Glossip alleges that his prosecutors withheld evidence at his murder trial—and the Oklahoma A.G. curiously supports his claim. But the prosecutors didn't withhold anything. And the victim's family remains enmeshed in decades of frivolous capital litigation that has now reached the Supreme Court.

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This Death Row Inmate Says He's Innocent. The Supreme Court Has Agreed To Hear His Case.

After multiple investigations shed doubt on his conviction, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma death-row inmate Richard Glossip will get a new trial.

Reason

Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes

Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.

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Florida’s revival of death penalty fuels rise in US executions in 2023

Governor Ron DeSantis scheduled six of the country’s 24 executions this year amid his presidential election bid

The Guardian - US

What is the Significance of an Attorney General's Confession of Error in a State Capital Case?

In my Supreme Court amicus brief for the victim's family in Oklahoma v. Richard Glossip, I argue that the Oklahoma Attorney General's unfounded confession of "error" should not dictate the case's outcome.

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The Supreme Court Has Halted Richard Glossip's Execution

The state's own attorney general has said Glossip deserves a new trial.

Reason

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The Independent UK

US court halts execution of man who received ‘unfair’ trial

The Supreme Court put the execution of Richard Glossip indefinitely on hold in a ruling on Friday.

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Supreme Court temporarily halts impending Richard Glossip execution amid potential appeal

Republican officials in Oklahoma including state attorney general have raised doubts about conviction

The Independent UK

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared

The Independent UK

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun

Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, is calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant a 60-day reprieve to a prisoner scheduled for execution

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Rejected Oklahoma plea for death penalty commutation highlights clemency’s changing role in US death penalty system

When the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, the case highlighted the role clemency plays in the death penalty system.

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Oklahoma AG files motion seeking to stop Glossip execution

Oklahoma's attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant death row inmate Richard Glossip a stay of execution, an unusual move for a prosecutor

Reason

As Oklahoma's Attorney General Calls for Clemency, the State Keeps Planning To Execute Richard Glossip

Two damning investigations and a request from the state attorney general haven't been enough to stop the execution.

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma death row inmate loses clemency bid despite attorney general appeal

Only Republican governor Kevin Stitt stands between Richard Glossip and the death chamber, with lethal injection set for 18 May

The Independent UK

Richard Glossip: Oklahoma parole board overrules attorney general and denies clemency for death row inmate

Execution is scheduled for 18 May

The Independent UK

Fate of Oklahoma death row inmate rests with parole board

An Oklahoma state board will decide whether to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who is scheduled to die next month and who even the state’s top prosecutor says deserves a new trial

The Independent UK

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip

Oklahoma's new Attorney General Gentner Drummond is planning to ask the state's Pardon and Parole Board to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip

Irish Mirror

Kim Kardashian pleads with fans to help save death row inmate ahead of execution

Kim Kardashian has been working on her legal career over the past few years after passing the baby bar exam and has become an outspoken advocate for prison reform

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