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The U.S. Bishops lauded a Supreme Court ruling permitting death row inmate John Ramirez to receive spiritual assistance prior to his death. | Faith

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court March 24 ruled in favor of a Texas prisoner who wanted his pastor to pray aloud over him and place his hands on him in the execution chamber.

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prison officials said Tuesday they don’t plan to formally update their rules after last week’s Supreme Court ruling that indicated states must accommodate the requests of death row inmates who want to have their spiritual adviser

Texas prison officials said Tuesday they don’t plan to formally update their rules after last week’s Supreme Court ruling that indicated states must...

The Supreme Court rules in a case involving death row inmates and the involvement of spiritual advisors at executions. We'll look at the implications. Other stories were tracking: after a court ordered stay, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals to the Texas Supreme Court to permit child abuse investigations into parents who help their transgender kids access gender-affirming care. And: With the expiration of pandemic bans on evictions, something somewhat unexpected happening in some co...

Houston Community College System v. Wilson concerned whether a school board member could maintain an action against the school and its trustees under 42 U. S. C. § 1983, asserting that the board’s censure violated the First Amendment, Court concluded Wilson lacked standing

The Texas State Prison in Huntsville, where the state's execution chambers are located. (mlsnp via Flickr)

The Court issued opinions in two cases today, both interesting in their particular factual circumstances, but neither controversial, with one unanimously decided and the other with a...

On March 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ramirez v. Collier, No. 21-5592, reversing the Fifth Circuit, and holding that because Texas’ restrictions on religious touch and...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an inmate who requested that his pastor pray aloud and “lay hands” on him during his execution. The justices decided