Supreme Court Overturns Cause Celebre Richard Glossip’s Conviction After 27 Years on Death Row, Nine Execution Dates, and Three Last Meals

‘To say that we are overcome with emotion is an understatement. We are deeply grateful. Today is truly an answered prayer,’ Glossip’s wife says.

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Anti-death penalty activists, including members of MoveOn.org and other advocacy groups rally outside the Supreme Court in a final attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on September 29, 2015 at Washington, DC. Larry French/Getty Images for MoveOn.org

The Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip who was put on death row for allegedly plotting to kill the owner of an Oklahoma motel he managed.

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