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The conviction against actor Jussie Smollett for falsely reporting a hate crime to Chicago police in 2019 has been overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court over prosecutorial issues. The judges noted that the case generated "significant public interest" and many felt the case's original resolution was unjust. But the Chicago Police Department later said that Smollett recruited the brothers to help him stage the attack. Smollett was arrested in February 2019 and indicted that March on 16 felony counts over allegedly filing a false police report. Both brothers said during the trial that Smollett hired them to stage an attack as a ploy for public attention, noting a $3,500 check Smollett paid them.

Persons: Jussie Smollett, Dan Webb, Smollett, ”, —, ” Webb, Ola, Abimbola Osundairo —, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Kimberly Foxx, Emanuel, Abimbola Osundairo Organizations: Chicago police, Illinois Supreme, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Mayor Locations: Cook, Illinois, Chicago’s Streeterville

☆ NYC urologist sentenced to life for sexual abuse of patients, including minors
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Madison Lambert | Madison Lambert Is A Freelance Assignment Editor At Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A New York City urologist was handed a life sentence Wednesday after previously being convicted of the yearslong sexual abuse of patients, some of whom were minors. Darius Paduch, 57, of North Bergen, New Jersey, worked as a urologist at two prominent New York medical institutions. "He used his position as a renowned urologist at prestigious hospitals to sexually assault vulnerable patients, including children, to gratify his own sexual desires." If you are a child being abused, or know a child who may be facing abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at (800) 422-4453, or go to www.childhelphotline.org. States often have child abuse hotlines, but if you suspect a child’s life is in imminent danger, call 911.

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Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was accused of sexual assault. Trump himself has faced various sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied, though he was found liable last year for sexual abuse in a civil trial over an alleged incident in the 1990s that he also denies. Now, after having won the presidency again, he’s spending early political capital to confirm appointees who have faced sexual misconduct allegations of their own. The allegations against Trump’s picksGaetz’s years of controversies have been thrust back into the spotlight now that he’s up for a Cabinet post. “It’s a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of,” Trump told reporters.

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☆ Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. AP —The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police. Emailed messages seeking comment were sent Thursday to Foxx’s office and to Smollett’s attorney, who have argued that Smollett has been victimized by a racist and politicized justice system. Testimony at his trial indicated Smollett paid $3,500 to two men whom he knew from “Empire” to carry out the attack. A state appellate court ruling upheld Smollett’s conviction, declaring that no one promised Smollett he wouldn’t face a fresh prosecution after accepting the original deal. Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and Justice Joy Cunningham took no part in Thursday’s decision.

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☆ Urologist Who Sexually Abused Patients Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Alyce Mcfadden | More About Alyce Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Wednesday, his sentence was handed down by Judge Ronnie Abrams in federal court in Manhattan. Dr. Paduch, of North Bergen, N.J., was arrested last April. During appointments, the indictment said, Dr. Paduch told patients to masturbate in front of him, sometimes groping them or showing them pornography. During the course of the trial, 11 victims testified about abuse they had suffered under Dr. Paduch’s care, and dozens more wrote impact statements before he was sentenced Wednesday. Mallory Allen, a lawyer for a firm that represents 140 former patients who have filed civil suits against him, said in a statement that the sentence affirms that “heinous sexual abuse will not be overlooked.”

Persons: Ronnie Abrams, Paduch, Michael Baldassare, ”, Paduch’s, Mallory Allen Organizations: Presbyterian Hospital and Weill, Cornell Medical Center, Northwell Locations: Manhattan, North Bergen, N.J, New York, NewYork, Long

☆ Billy Bob Thornton on His Movie & TV Roles: 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Landman'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But for his latest role starring in the Paramount+ drama "Landman," Thornton was tasked with a new, unique challenge: playing a version of himself. On ad-libbing his famous 'Friday Night Lights' speechThornton in "Friday Night Lights." Universal Pictures2004's "Friday Night Lights" is a beloved sports movie, and a big reason for that is the locker room speech your character, Coach Gary Caines, delivers. AdvertisementIn the pilot episode of "Landman," you film a scene at the high school football stadium in Odessa, Texas, where you filmed "Friday Night Lights." I ran into extras who were the children of extras on "Friday Night Lights."

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"For decades, communities in Kansas City, Kansas — particularly minority and immigrant communities — have been subjected to an alarming pattern of abuse and other serious misconduct by the KCKPD," according to the suit, which was first obtained by NBC News. The complaint against the Kansas City Police Department and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, alleges they have "stonewalled" the plaintiffs for almost a year. Kansas City police and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit. The state's public records law does maintain that certain documents are exempt from public review, including personnel information of public employees and criminal investigation records. Meanwhile, attention on Kansas City, Kansas, police is expected to return next month, when Golubski's trial is scheduled to begin.

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☆ How the federal death penalty could change under a Donald Trump presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The president-elect voiced support for imposing the death penalty on convicted human traffickers and drug dealers, while also saying he would seek to have prosecutors pursue the death penalty for migrants who kill American citizens or anyone who kills a law enforcement officer. It also wants the federal death penalty broadened to include people convicted of sexually abusing children, an application found by the US Supreme Court to be unconstitutional. “We saw what he’s capable of,” Abraham Bonowitz, executive director of the abolitionist Death Penalty Action, said of Trump. The organization does not take a position for or against the death penalty but has been critical of its administration. Federal executions were rare – before TrumpThe federal government and the US military both retain the death penalty, as do 27 states – though executions are paused in six of those states by executive action, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

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☆ Shyne tried to tell people about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for years. People are finally listening
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Barrow, Combs and bodyguard Anthony Jones were tried in the shooting in 2001. Combs categorically denies Mr. Barrow’s allegations, including any suggestion that he orchestrated Mr. Barrow to ‘take the fall’ or ‘sacrificed’ him by directing witnesses to testify against him. Combs appreciates the path Mr. Barrow has pursued and wishes him continued success. It is unfortunate that Mr. Barrow has chosen to revisit these allegations. “I’ve healed and I’ve forgiven, I’ve gotten over it,” Barrow said of Combs.

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The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lebanon’s ancient heritage faces Israeli airstrikesRubble and destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike near the historic Roman temple in Baalbek, Lebanon, on Nov. 7. The war in Lebanon has killed more than 3,200 people and displaced more than a million others, according to Lebanese officials. The conflict has also taken a toll on the nation’s unique heritage at the crossroads of ancient Phoenician, Egyptian, Greek, Persian and Roman civilizations. The Israel Defense Forces’ latest attacks on northern Gaza’s besieged city of Beit Lahiya killed “about 100” people, Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, told NBC News on Sunday.

Persons: “, Joe Biden, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Timothy Parlatore, ” Parlatore, Hegseth, Marwan Naamani, amphitheaters, ’ citadels, Beit Lahiya, Mahmoud, Press Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, I’ve, ” Mullin, Kristen Welker, Kennedy, Mullin, ”, Leila, aren’t, Mike Peditto, Martin Mejia Organizations: Trump, U.S, Trump Cabinet, Republicans, NBC, Justice Department, Republican, ZUMA, NBC News, United Nations, Israel Defense Forces ’, Civil Defense, Press, Department of Health, Human Services, “, Intelligence, American Society of Tropical Medicine, Hygiene Locations: Afghanistan, California, Baalbek, Lebanon, Mhaibib, Nabatiyeh, Gaza’s, Beit, Talara, Peru, Americas

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault. “In 2023, Hegseth paid the complainant as part of a civil confidential settlement agreement and maintains his innocence,” Timothy Parlatore, Hegseth’s attorney, said in a statement. He also denied that the encounter between Hegseth and an unnamed woman, which she alleges happened in 2017, was sexual assault. Parlatore’s statement comes after The Washington Post on Saturday reported that a friend of Hegseth’s accuser sent a memo to the Trump transition team detailing the allegations. Authorities in Monterey investigated the allegation in 2017 and did not file charges against Hegseth.

Persons: Pete Hegseth’s, Donald Trump, “, Hegseth, ” Timothy Parlatore, Parlatore, ”, he’ll, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, ” Mullin Organizations: Fox News, NBC News, Washington Post, Trump, California Federation of Republican Women, Authorities, Hegseth, Senate, NBC, Press Locations: Monterey , California, Hegseth’s, Monterey, United States

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of trying to influence witness testimony, jury pool from jail
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kara Scannell | David J. Lopez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A review of recorded calls from the Metropolitan Detention Center revealed Combs used the telephone accounts of at least eight inmates to allegedly evade monitoring, prosecutors said. The new allegations were revealed in a court filing late Friday as federal prosecutors argue Combs should not be entitled to another bail hearing. A federal grand jury has been regularly convening in the continuing criminal investigation, CNN reported October 31, citing three sources. audience engagement — and explicitly discussed with his family how to ensure that the video had his desired effect on potential jury members in this case,” prosecutors said. Combs’ inability to follow the rules in federal custody suggests he wouldn’t abide by any bail conditions set by the judge, prosecutors said.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, ”, Arun Subramanian, they’ve, ” Combs, —, cosigned Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Detention, MDC, Prosecutors Locations: Brooklyn, Subramanian

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, paving the way for it to proceed. "Categorically prioritizing a legislative subpoena over a scheduled execution, in other words, would become a potent legal tool that could be wielded not just to obtain necessary testimony but to forestall an execution," the Texas Supreme Court said in its ruling Friday. But the Office of the Attorney General quickly appealed the subpoena, which was supported by a district court judge's temporary injunction that halted Roberson's execution. After the state's highest criminal court agreed with the attorney general's office, allowing Roberson's execution to continue, lawmakers then petitioned their case to the Texas Supreme Court. "Given the overwhelming new evidence of innocence, we ask the State of Texas to refrain from setting a new execution date."

Persons: Robert Roberson, Nikki, Roberson, Joe Moody, Jeff Leach, Moody, Leach, Ken Paxton, Nikki's, Gretchen Sween, Robert, Sween Organizations: Texas Supreme, Committee, Democrat, Republican, of Locations: Texas, U.S, Nikki's, Houston, Austin, of Texas

A death row inmate convicted of killing her toddler daughter is “actually innocent” of murder and should be freed from custody, the prisoner's trial judge said in documents unearthed on Thursday. The case, which has gained notoriety through reality TV star and aspiring attorney Kim Kardashian, is now before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio holds one of her sons, John. "So heartbreaking to read this letter from Melissa Lucio’s children begging for the state not to kill their mother," Kim Kardashian wrote in 2022. "It became a nightmare from which she couldn’t wake up when she was sent to death row for a crime that never happened.

Persons: “, Arturo Nelson, Melissa Elizabeth Lucio, Lucio, Nelson, Kim Kardashian, Melissa Lucio, John, Mariah's, Melissa Lucio’s, Amanda Knox, Jeff Leach, Donald Trump, “ Melissa Lucio, Vanessa Potkin, Melissa Organizations: NBC, KPRC, Appeals, Texas Department, Criminal, Republican, Innocence Locations: Cameron County, Houston, Texas, Harlingen, Italy, Plano

☆ Laken Riley case: Man accused of killing nursing student waives right to jury trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley on Tuesday waived his right to a trial by jury and agreed to a bench trial – where a judge will decide his guilt or innocence. With the prosecution in agreement, Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard approved 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra’s waiver. Ibarra, through his translator, told the judge he understands he can’t go back and change this decision. Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student, was killed on February 22 while out for a run on the University of Georgia’s campus. Laken Riley, 22, was killed while on a jog at the University of Georgia's campus in February 2024.

Persons: Laken Riley, H, Patrick Haggard, Jose Antonio Ibarra’s, Ibarra, can’t, Riley, Judge Haggard, Kathleeen Magramo Organizations: CNN, Superior, Augusta University College of Nursing, University of Georgia’s, University of Georgia's Locations: Venezuela

☆ January 6 rioters and judges digest the impact of Trump’s victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Attorneys for some defendants also suggested Trump’s victory was unfair in light of the fact that rioters are still being prosecuted and sentenced. Talk of potential presidential pardons permeated at least one violent rioter’s sentencing Thursday, when Zachary Alam told a judge he had no remorse for his actions. I want a full pardon.”“Instead of pardons of innocence, some January 6ers should receive pardons of patriotism,” Alam added. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, later said Alam was “delusional” to think that his actions on January 6 were patriotic. Alam was convicted on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts stemming from his participation in the Capitol attack.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Elizabeth Mullin, Jaimee Avery, Zachary Alam, ” Alam, Alam, ”, Dabney Friedrich, Ashli Babbitt, Friedrich, Nicholas Fuller, ” Michelle Peterson, Fuller, Peterson, “, ” Peterson, Colleen Kollar, Bill Clinton, “ Mr, Joe Biden, Christopher Cooper, Cooper, Obama Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Trump, Prosecutors, US, US Justice Department, DC Locations: Washington ,, Minnesota

“We’re going to be asking everyone who sells drugs, gets caught, to receive the death penalty for their heinous acts,” he added. President Joe Biden had campaigned on passing legislation to eliminate the death penalty at the federal level, but pulled back on that in office. Biden’s aides say he supports death row inmates serving life sentences without probation or parole. Meanwhile, the Justice Department under Biden and Garland has not sought the death penalty in federal cases that could have warranted it, and has even withdrawn death penalty sentences in about two dozen cases that it had inherited. There are currently 40 inmates, all men, on federal death row, according to the nonpartisan Death Penalty Information Center.

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A woman convicted of dressing up as a clown in 1990 and murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from prison, putting to rest one of the more bizarre cold cases Florida has ever seen. Keen-Warren was arrested in 2017 in Washington County, Virginia, in connection with Warren’s 1990 murder. Initially, suspicion quickly focused on Michael Warren, the victim’s husband, as friends and family said the couple was having marital problems. Michael Warren served three years in prison, and in 1997 he vanished. But he re-emerged in 2002, marrying Sheila Keen — the same Sheila Keen-Warren who’s now charged with his ex-wife’s murder.

Persons: Sheila Keen, Warren, Marlene Warren, Keen, “, Bob Ferrell, Michael Warren, Michael, Warren who’s, Sheila, Michael repossessing, Detectives, It’s Organizations: Florida Department of Corrections, Associated Press, West Palm Beach, Palm, Fort Lauderdale Sun, Sentinel Locations: Florida, Washington County , Virginia, Wellington, West Palm, Palm Beach

☆ A daughter is plagued by her mother’s unsolved death while her father maintains his innocence from jail
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

David, who has maintained his innocence, was acquitted at trial earlier this year of the most serious charges — first- and second-degree murder. David told investigators he didn’t know about Karen’s second phone, but authorities found the device’s number programmed into David’s work phone, the prosecutor said. At the time of Karen’s death, David had reinjured his knee and was on crutches, Taylor said. (Goodman accused David of faking the reinjury and said he was seen moving hay bales the day before the killing.) David is innocent, Ashley said, and she believes her father is being falsely imprisoned while awaiting a new trial.

Persons: Ashley Swift, David Swift, —, Karen Swift’s, Ashley, David Swift's, Dyer, David, Weeks, “, ”, I’ve, Karen, Danny Goodman, Terry McCreight, They’d, Ashley —, She’d, she’d, Karen Swift, ” Ashley, Jeff Box, Karen Swift's, Goodman, McCreight, ” McCreight, David a, ” Goodman, Prosecutors, Tim Boxx, ” Boxx, Daniel Taylor, Taylor, who’d, acquitting David Organizations: “ Dateline, ”, “ Dateline ”, Dateline Authorities, Swifts Locations: Dyersburg, Memphis, Dyer County, Dyer, Alabama, ”

☆ Netflix's 'This is the Zodiac Speaking' tells the story of the hunt for a serial killer. Here's what happened to murder suspect Arthur Leigh Allen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"This is the Zodiac Speaking" details the hunt for a serial killer in the 1970s. The Netflix docuseries explains that police suspected Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac Killer. Police suspected a man called Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted sex offender, may have been the Zodiac Killer. Related stories"Arthur Leigh Allen does not match the partial DNA fingerprint developed from bona fide Zodiac letters," he said. A screenshot of archive footage of Arthur Leigh Allen as seen in "This Is the Zodiac Killer."

Persons: Arthur Leigh Allen, Allen wasn't, —, Allen, Arthur Leigh Allen's mugshots, Don Cheney, David Toschi, Kelly Carroll, Vallejo, Terry Poyser, Netflix Allen, I'd, I've, teenie, I'm Organizations: Netflix, Service, Police, San Francisco Police Department, Atascadero, Hospital ,, San Francisco Chronicle, Allen, Sacramento Bee, Department of Justice Locations: San Francisco, Hospital , California, Vallejo , California

Donald Trump has more than just the presidency on the line Nov. 5 — the outcome of his various legal troubles hinges on the election, as well. The “witch hunts against President Trump have imploded” and “should all be dismissed in light of the Supreme Court’s historic decision on immunity and other vital jurisprudence,” Cheung said in a statement. Hush money caseWin or lose, Trump’s biggest immediate challenge after the election is his potential sentencing on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York. Federal election interference caseIf Trump loses, special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case is also on the horizon. Similar to the criminal cases, Trump has argued that his actions were protected by presidential immunity.

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A highly anticipated legislative hearing began Monday but without its key witness: a Texas inmate whose execution for his daughter's "shaken baby" death was narrowly averted last week. The high court, however, said Sunday it would not rule on the manner in which Roberson must testify. Roberson, 57, has maintained his innocence in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, based on "shaken baby syndrome." But hours later, Roberson said, he woke up and realized Nikki was not breathing and her lips looked blue. Wharton, the lead detective in the case, has also voiced his support for Roberson, telling House committee members at a hearing last week: "This is an innocent man, beyond question."

Persons: Robert Roberson, Joe Moody, Roberson, Moody, Robert, Nikki, Greg Abbott, Lester Holt, Brian Wharton, Wharton, Anderson Organizations: Texas Supreme, Texas Department, Criminal, of Criminal, Texas Gov, NBC News, Prosecutors, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Texas, Austin, Houston, United States

☆ Exonerated 'Central Park Five' sue Trump for defamation after debate comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The five men who make up the Central Park Five, and now call themselves the Exonerated Five, have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over his remarks during the presidential debate last month. And I said, well, if they pled guilty they badly hurt a person, killed a person ultimately. And if they pled guilty — then they pled we’re not guilty." Further the victims of the Central Park assaults were not killed." In their trials, they were charged with the assault of the female jogger as well as other assaults and robberies that occurred in Central Park.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise —, —, we’re, Trump’s, Steven Cheung, Kamala Harris’s, ” Shanin Specter, ” Organizations: Central, New, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Salaam, Member Locations: Pennsylvania, Central Park, New York, Eastern District

☆ Family of Karen Read’s boyfriend says she put them ‘through hell,’ but they’re ready for a second trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

For more on the Karen Read case, tune in to “The Night of the Nor’esaster” on “Dateline” at 9 ET/8 CT tonight. Lally also cited Read’s own alleged words in the immediate aftermath of O’Keefe’s death: A friend who was with Read when O’Keefe’s body was discovered recalled her saying “I hit him” three times. Casting the blame on other officersRead has repeatedly said she is innocent in O’Keefe’s death, and her lawyers have alleged law enforcement officers sought to frame her in the killing. Pat Greenhouse / Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThrough their attorneys, Albert and the agent, Brian Higgins, denied involvement in O’Keefe’s death. The defense has also accused Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor of leading a biased and improper investigation into O’Keefe’s death.

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Robert Roberson, the condemned man whose execution was halted late Thursday because of an unprecedented legal gambit by Texas lawmakers, is expected to appear in person Monday at a legislative hearing in Austin, his legal representatives said. The subpoena was issued to help buy more time for Roberson, who has bipartisan support. The Office of the Attorney General quickly appealed the district court judge’s temporary injunction to the state’s highest criminal court, which agreed with allowing Roberson’s execution to continue. But lawmakers then petitioned their case to the Texas Supreme Court late Thursday as the hours ticked down before midnight — when Roberson’s death warrant was set to expire. State Rep. Brian Harrison, a Republican who helped to introduce the motion to subpoena Roberson, acknowledged Friday that although the execution was blocked, various issues remain at play.

Persons: Robert Roberson, Roberson, Nikki, Brian Harrison, “, ” Harrison, “ We’re, Brian Wice, Greg Abbott, Abbott, ” Wice, Harrison, ” Organizations: Texas Supreme, of Criminal, State, Republican, U.S, Supreme Locations: Texas, Austin, U.S, Nikki’s, Houston

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