COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard ...

the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block Roberson's execution, leaving Roberson without a clear judicial pathway to a reprieve should Mangrum's order be appealed. The state is likely to appeal the ...

But court watchers said that they stand out for their measured approach in cases. “These are institutionalist judges who are interested in maintaining the stability of existing institutions and are ...

A first-of-its-kind Hail Mary legal maneuver to delay the impending execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson ...

Greg Abbott urged the Texas Supreme Court to toss out a subpoena ordering death row ... has the constitutional authority to delay an execution. Sullivan warned that unless the court rejects ...

Lawmakers asked the courts on Thursday to stop Roberson’s execution so that he could appear for testimony before the committee on Monday. In a historic order, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ...

In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on what some believe to be an outdated "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, was granted a temporary ...

Texas intends to break new ground Thursday with the first execution of someone sent to death ... old child victim had been ill and simply fell out of the bed,” the evidence “showed that ...

The subpoena eventually led to the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay order to halt Roberson's execution Thursday night. However, Texas lawmakers also say they don't know how long Roberson could ...

The Texas Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Robert Leslie Roberson ... the state’s highest civil court intervened. The order capped a head-spinning week of legal maneuvers ...

Earlier in the day, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals cleared the way for the execution to proceed, overruling an order by state District Judge Jessica Mangrum in Travis County that halted the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday night blocked the execution of Robert Robertson. The decision came after a day of attempts to stop the state from carrying out his execution.