The Supreme Court of Texas has granted a Texas House of Representatives’ emergency motion in part and issued a stay, effectively halting tonight’s scheduled execution of Robert Roberson. Recognizing that the lawmakers’ case […]
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In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Garcia White tonight, October 1, 2024, unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes The campaign to #SaveRoberson: Lawmakers visit Robert Roberson on […]
Last week, the United States reached a horrendous milestone: The 1,600th execution in the “modern” era of the death penalty (since 1976). The Death Penalty Information Center notes that this is […]
Last night, September 24, 2024, the State of Texas executed Travis Mullis. In 2011, a jury in Galveston County sentenced Mullis to death for killing his three-month-old son, Alijah. Because Mullis […]
LINK TO SEPTEMBER 17 PRESS CONFERENCE: https://tinyurl.com/2waufj3y Contact: Laura Burstein at laura.burstein@squirepb.com or 202-669-3411 Robert Roberson, an Autistic Father Wrongfully Convicted and Sentenced to Death in Texas Based on the Debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Five states set to carry out executions this month; less than 50 days to save Robert Roberson TCADP 2025 Annual Conference: Seeking nominations for our […]
Last night, August 7, 2024, the State of Texas executed Arthur Lee Burton. Burton was convicted of assaulting and killing Nancy Adleman, a mother of three who was jogging near […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Arthur Burton on August 7, 2024 Spotlight on innocence cases: Robert Roberson may become the first person executed in the United […]