Distributed

No. 25-939

James Garfield Broadnax v. Texas

from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

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Docket Entries

Response to application from respondent Texas filed.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.

Rescheduled.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.

Reply of petitioner James Garfield Broadnax filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Jacques Bermon Webster II (“Travis Scott”) filed.

Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of Erik Nielson, et al. filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)

Application (25A900) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.

Parties

James Garfield Broadnax, Petitioner, represented by Steven Craig Herzog

State of Texas, Respondent, represented by Michele O'Brien Yeatts

Amici Curiae

Erik Nielson, Michael Render (aka "Killer Mike"), Howard Law Criminal Justice Clinic, and other Music Scholars, Artists, and Arts Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles E. Baruch

Jacques Bermon Webster II (“Travis Scott”), Amicus Curiae, represented by Ellyde Roko Thompson

 
Last updated: April 18, 2026