Supreme Court Rules for Condemned Inmate Who Sought Pastor’s Touch In an 8-to-1 ruling, the court said Texas may not execute John Henry Ramirez, a death row inmate, unless his pastor can pray with and lay hands on him in the death chamber.
The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway? New leadership, an ever receding trial date and pressure to disclose more information about the C.I.A. torture of the accused plotters all contribute.