US Supreme Court Keeps Texas Man on Death Row, 2 Justices Object

James Broadnax was convicted of capital murder in 2009 for the fatal shooting of two Christian music producers. He claims racial bias affected the trial.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 21, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of Texas death row inmate James Broadnax, who had sought a new trial.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the high court’s decision not to hear Mr. Broadnax’s appeal. They said they would “reserve the judgment,” meaning they would have postponed the judgment that had been issued by a lower court.