Adnan Syed

Maryland’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision to reinstate Adnan Syed’s murder conviction on Friday. Syed was the subject of the popular podcast series “Serial.”

The court said Hae Min Lee’s family didn’t receive adequate notice to attend a key hearing in person before the “Serial” subject was released from prison.

Adnan Syed is now free after being imprisoned for the murder of his ex-girlfriend more than two decades ago. But his attorneys will be arguing for his freedom once again on Thursday, this time in front of the Maryland Supreme Court.

More than 70 wrongfully convicted people from across the country have expressed their support for Adnan Syed in a recent court filing as his case continues crawling through the appeal process. The protracted legal saga received widespread attention from the “Serial” podcast and has since pitted crime victims’ rights advocates against supporters of criminal justice reform. The case is currently...

Lawyers for Adnan Syed are asking Maryland’s highest court to deny a petition to expand the rights of crime victims in post-conviction proceedings. After his murder conviction was vacated last year, Syed was released from custody after over two decades behind bars, a development widely celebrated by fans of the hit podcast “Serial.” But an intermediate appellate court reinstated his...

Maryland’s highest court has issued an order to prevent Adnan Syed’s murder conviction from being reinstated by a lower court, as the court decides whether to hear his appeal of the lower court’s decision. Justice Shirley Watts issued the order on Thursday. Syed’s legal case gained international attention from the hit podcast “Serial.” He regained his freedom in September when...