Supreme Court Sides with Death Row Inmates in Recent Rulings, Sparking Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled in favor of three death row inmates, marking a notable shift in its approach to capital punishment cases. In a recent decision, the court sided with a Florida inmate, Gary Richard Whitton, whose challenge was previously blocked despite a lower court acknowledging that a key witness lied on the stand. This decision follows two other cases where the court ruled in favor of inmates: one involving a Black man in Mississippi who alleged racial bias in jury selection, and another in Alabama where the inmate was deemed likely intellectually disabled. These rulings have sparked dissent from conservative justices, including Justice Clarence Thomas, who criticized the court for intervening in these cases while ignoring others he deemed equally significant. 
