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Roberson, 57, of Palestine, Texas, about 180 miles northeast of Austin, came within minutes of being put to death Thursday night before the Texas Supreme Court affirmed a Travis County judge's ...
Texas hearing, but it is expected to begin around 9:45 a.m. On days when hearings are scheduled, the court hears three cases, beginning at 9 a.m., and Zurawski v. Texas has the second slot .
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, clearing a path for a ...
Texas, 601 U.S. 285 (2024), was a case that the Supreme Court of the United States decided on April 16, 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The case dealt with the Supreme Court's takings clause jurisprudence . Because the case touched on whether or not the 5th Amendment is self-executing, the case had implications for Trump v.
On November 15, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that state lawmakers had "exceeded their power" when they called on Roberson to testify before a House committee. A new execution date can be set, but the court also said lawmakers could still call Roberson to testify, and that the executive branch would have to accommodate such a request. [63]
Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 (1964), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that "[a]lthough an affidavit supporting a search warrant may be based on hearsay information and need not reflect the direct personal observations of the affiant, the magistrate must be informed of some of the underlying circumstances relied on by the person providing the information and some ...
The scheduled execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, has been halted by the Texas Supreme Court.
Texas Department of Public Safety, 597 U.S. 580 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) and state sovereign immunity. In a 5–4 decision issued in June 2022, the Court ruled that state sovereign immunity does not prevent states from being sued ...