Supreme Court halts Texas execution of Ruben Gutierrez for murder of 85-year-old woman Gutierrez was set to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, 25 years after he was convicted of murdering ...

T he U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution less than an hour before a Texas inmate was set to die by lethal injection, a "devastating" development for the family of the victim in the case ...

The Supreme Court blocked the exection of Ruben Gutierrez, seen here, over concerns for religious rights. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP) BARR ORDERS EXECUTION DATES FOR FOUR ...

The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Texas inmate Ruben Gutierrez 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection.

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a temporary halt to a convicted murderer’s execution, shortly before the man was set to be given a lethal injection in Texas. Ruben ...

In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court halted Gutierrez's execution just over an hour before he was set to die on the basis of an appeal he had filed saying that a new Texas policy banning religious ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben ...

In July 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped Texas inmate Ruben Gutierrez's execution minutes before he was taken to the death chamber in July 2024.

news Courts. Supreme Court rules for Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to block execution Ruben Gutierrez is on Texas death row in the murder of an 85-year-old woman in 1998.

In June 2020, Gutierrez was about an hour from execution when he received a stay from the Supreme Court. Support PBS News Hour Your donation makes a difference in these uncertain times.

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. By a vote of 6-3, the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben ...