The Supreme Court gave an Oklahoma death row inmate a new chance in the high-profile 1997 murder case. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.

A divided Supreme Court overruled an Oklahoma court that ordered Richard Glossip executed over the objection of the state’s attorney general, who determined the inmate’s conviction for a 1997 murder was too flawed to justify putting him to death.

Justice Clarence Thomas dissented, and Justice Samuel Alito joined. And Justice Neil Gorsuch did not ... and jurisdiction the high court had to hear the appeal. In 2022, Oklahoma disclosed evidence revealing Sneed lied to the jury about being prescribed ...