A team from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom working pro bono with the Innocence Project secured a stay of execution on Friday for Texas inmate Rodney Reed, who had been scheduled to die on Nov. 20.
Reed was convicted of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, but has long maintained his innocence. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian West and Rihanna have championed his cause, as have politicians such as Republican Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas.
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