Supreme Court Orders Review of Oklahoma Death Row Case Over Sex-Shaming Claims

Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma's death row, will have her case reexamined after the Court found potential due process violations in her 2004 trial.

The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to send Brenda Andrew's case back to a lower court, citing concerns over prejudicial evidence used during her trial.
Prosecutors focused on Andrew's sexual history, clothing, and personal life, which her defense argued unfairly influenced the jury and violated her due process rights.
Andrew was convicted of conspiring with her boyfriend, James Pavatt, to murder her estranged husband, Rob Andrew, in 2001 for life insurance benefits.
The Court's decision highlights the constitutional principle that evidence so unduly prejudicial it renders a trial fundamentally unfair violates the Fourteenth Amendment.
Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented, arguing that the evidence of Andrew's guilt was overwhelming and the trial was not fundamentally unfair.