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Friday, March 29, 2024 | Back issues
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Execution chamber rules

HOUSTON — A Catholic woman on death row in Texas sued to stop her execution until the state changes its policies after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a ban on religious touch and audible prayer in the execution chamber.

Click here to the read the complaint and here to read about last week’s Supreme Court ruling.

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