Death Penalty
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Jerry Hartfield's capital murder conviction in 1980.
The "Dead Man Walking" actress is fighting to spare the life of death row inmate Richard Glossip.
Taheri, who founded a spiritual movement in Iran, was sentenced for "corruption on earth."
His family say he was 14 at the time, and was tortured into confessing.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
For his statements against the death penalty.
“It’s a long shot, but the Breyer dissent was inviting people to challenge the death penalty. They just accepted the invitation.”
And trials in the country are "blatantly unfair," Amnesty International says.
