Texas Loses High Court Case Over Prayer During Executions
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Texas death row inmate seeking to have his pastor be allowed to pray out loud and touch him during his execution.
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Texas death row inmate seeking to have his pastor be allowed to pray out loud and touch him during his execution.
South Carolina now has the means to facilitate executions by firing squad, officials said Friday, making it one of few states where it is lawful to carry out a death sentence in that manner.
A group of Democratic senators led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is seeking an investigation into the resumption of federal executions in 2020 after a 17-year stop on the practice.
MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews Friday night after the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates debated in Manchester, NH attacked Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for identifying as a socialist.
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