The Latest Breaking News from Rodney Reed

Supreme court crushes death row inmate’s desperate plea for justice, refuses to let key piece of evidence see the light of day

Is this what rights mean in America?

We Got This Covered · Mar 24

Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed’s appeal for DNA testing

Reed’s efforts to stop his execution have received support from such celebrities as Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey

The Independent UK · Mar 23

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Texas death row inmate pushing for DNA evidence tests

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that he says will prove he’s not a murderer.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 26, 2025

Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who says he's innocent, asked for a new trial. A court said no

An appeals court has denied a new trial request from a longtime Texas death row inmate whose supporters say there is evidence to back his claims of innocence

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Texas’ highest criminal court emphatically rejects death row inmate Rodney Reed’s claim of innocence

Reed, a Black man on death row for more than 25 years, has gained international support for his claims that he did not kill 19-year-old Stacey Stites, a white woman. Another appeal over DNA testing of evidence is still pending.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 28, 2023

Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS closes its April 2023 sitting

Welcome to the April 24 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia · Apr 24, 2023

Supreme Court rules that death row inmate Rodney Reed can seek DNA testing as he tries to prove innocence

Reed was sentenced to death in Texas in 1998

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court lets Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed pursue DNA testing in bid to prove innocence

Reed has long said he was wrongfully convicted for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. His lawyers will now be able to renew their legal fight for testing of crucial crime scene evidence.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 19, 2023

With tweet about a pardon, Gov. Greg Abbott injects politics into Texas’ criminal justice system

In an unprecedented use of his power, the Republican governor moved to pardon Daniel Perry less than a day after an Austin jury convicted him in the murder of protester Garrett Foster.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 13, 2023

Despite Racist Jurors, Andre Thomas Remains on Texas’ Death Row

The convicted man’s lawyer called the prospect of his execution “an ugly spectacle.”

Texas Observer · Oct 12, 2022