Justices Take on DNA-Testing Appeal Timing in Innocence Case

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the case of a Texas death-row prisoner who claims he’s innocent and has garnered support ranging from Kim Kardashian to Ted Cruz.

Granting review Monday of Rodney Reed’s appeal, the justices will examine issues related to DNA testing and statutes of limitations in a dispute that could affect other people claiming innocence as well.

Reed’s appeal involves federal civil-rights actions where plaintiffs seeking crime-scene evidence testing try to show that state DNA procedures denied them due process.

The issue is whether the statute of limitations starts to run when state-court litigation is over, ...