Texas judge says state can’t execute Robert Roberson, but attorney general plans to swiftly appeal
The Supreme Court declined to step in but Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a 30-day reprieve.
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The Supreme Court declined to step in but Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a 30-day reprieve.
The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.”
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