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: How Appealing"Justices Allow Inmates To Sue for DNA Testing"
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined "Supreme Court opens way for prisoners to try to gain access to DNA evidence."
In Tuesday's edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage will have an article headlined "Justices rule for death row inmate who wants DNA testing; The Supreme Court says Texas inmate Hank Skinner can pursue his legal fight for DNA tests he says could prove him innocent."
Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined "Supreme Court rules in favor of prisoners in DNA case."
The Houston Chronicle has a news update headlined "High court OKs DNA challenge for Texan."
Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that "Supreme Court says Texas inmate has right to DNA testing."
Ariane de Vogue of ABCNews.com reports that "Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Death-Row Inmate Seeking DNA Evidence; Henry 'Hank' Skinner Can Challenge His Conviction as a Civil Rights Claim."
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that "DNA Evidence Bid Supported in U.S. Supreme Court Ruling."
At Wired.com's "Threat Level" blog, David Kravets has a post titled "Condemned Inmate Wins Right to Seek DNA."
And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "A limited DNA access plea allowed."
Full post as published by How Appealing on March 07, 2011 (boomark / email).
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