Bonus: A Closer Look at Two Death Penalty Cases in Texas

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss recent legal developments around two death penalty cases in Texas. Abbie VanSickle for The New York Times: Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing Ayden Runnels for The Texas Tribune: U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence Amy Howe on SCOTUSBlog (Argument Analysis): Supreme Court divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing. [This article was originally published at Howe on the Court. ] Kayla Guo for The Texas Tribune: Robert Roberson files first new appeal since his execution was delayed Jamie Landers for The Dallas Morning News: Robert Roberson makes another plea for innocence with state’s highest criminal court Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Emily Ditto This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock weekly bonus episodes of Political Gabfest—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.