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Supreme Court hears Texas death-penalty habeas case Guerrero v. Johnson

Published 5:00 PM CT, Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Updated 5:06 PM CT
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The Supreme Court heard argument Wednesday in Guerrero v. Johnson (No. 25-1003), on whether a claim relies on a "previously unavailable" new constitutional rule when the prisoner could have raised it in an earlier federal habeas petition, SCOTUSblog reported. Texas Solicitor General William R. Peterson argued for the state, joined by Emily M. Ferguson for the United States, and Jeremy Schepers argued for Texas death-row prisoner Dexter Johnson.

• Supreme Court
• Guerrero v. Johnson
• Habeas corpus
• Texas
• Death penalty
• AEDPA
• Dexter Johnson
• Fifth Circuit
• United States