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Texas inmate faces execution for killing prisoner. The victim's sister asks that his life be spared

A Texas inmate is facing execution for killing another prisoner more than 26 years ago

The Independent UK

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

SWAT takings, retaliatory liens, and a Spam confiscation.

Reason

Christian Coalition Escalates Fight Against Death Penalty, Calls For Fair Hearings And Clemency

Christian leaders intensify fight against death penalty, argue for fair hearings and mercy for inmates on death row.

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Texas executes death row inmate over 2000 carjacking murder hours after order of stay was overturned

“To the family of the victim, I sincerely apologize for all of it,” death row inmate Jedidiah Murphy said before he was exected on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Texas executes man who questioned evidence in deadly carjacking of elderly woman

A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state's lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death was executed Tuesday.

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Texas prepares for inmate's execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen

Texas is moving ahead with preparations to execute a condemned inmate in the hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will lift a lower court’s stay and allow the lethal injection to proceed

The Independent UK

A Texas killer says a prison fire damaged injection drugs. He wants a judge to stop his execution

Attorneys for a condemned Texas killer say drugs he is to be injected with next week were exposed to heat from a fire and have asked a federal judge to stop his execution

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Advocates Request Clemency for Jewish Man on Death Row

Advocates argue that a difficult childhood and religious devotion should lead to a commutation or delay of execution.

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