Innocence Blog

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Osborne Arguments

Posted: March 2, 2009 11:43 am

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in the case of District Attorney’s Office for the Third Judicial District, et al. v. Osborne, in which Innocence Project Co-Director Peter Neufeld argued that prisoners have a constitutional right to DNA testing that can prove their innocence.

Briefs and resources on the case are here. A sample of national media coverage from yesterday and this morning is below, and we’re posting real-time updates on twitter.

We will post a link to argument transcripts this afternoon.

NPR Morning Edition: Court to Examine Prisoners' Right to DNA Evidence

New York Times editorial: The Right to DNA Evidence

Associated Press: High Court Looks at Prisoners' Right to DNA Test