Crime & Justice

Supreme Court Halts Execution Because Texas Banned Buddhist Adviser From Death Chamber

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Texas allows Christian and Muslim advisers in the execution room, but not other denominations.

Tracy Connor
Tracy Connor
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice/AP
Tracy Connor

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