The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of ...

The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” even for people who have committed heinous crimes.

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate ...

Robert Roberson evaded execution last month when legislators tossed him a lifeline. Texas' top court just tossed it ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of Robert Roberson, which would be the first over a death from shaken ...

It is the latest twist in the political saga surrounding the Roberson case, which drew national attention and sparked fresh ...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that lawmakers cannot stop executions through a legislative subpoena after the execution of ...

The Supreme Court of Texas ruled Friday that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution and that "the legislature lacks ...

Robert Roberson, the man convicted of killing his daughter due to shaken baby syndrome, will be executed in Texas after delays.

The court issued an eleventh-hour order last month blocking the death-row inmate's scheduled execution after a Texas House ...

Texas Supreme Court rules lawmakers can't stop executions after their last-minute subpoena spared Robert Roberson ...