The Supreme Court is to hear arguments Tuesday in a case about whether Texas must allow a chaplain to pray audibly and touch a prisoner during an execution. Executions in Texas have been delayed while the court considers the question.
WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Tuesday about a Texas death row inmate's demand that a chaplain be allowed to pray out loud and touch him during his execution.have been delayed while the court considers the question
Members of the court's conservative majority suggested that requiring Texas to accommodate the inmate's request could lead to a string of cases asking other accommodations. A lawyer for the inmate said he would be content to have his spiritual adviser touch his foot during his execution, but justices questioned what requests might come next.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh also expressed concerns about what ruling for the inmate would mean for requests in the future, with Kavanaugh asking whether all states would have to follow a single state's accommodations.
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