The unanimous decision frees the state to reset Robert Roberson's execution date but suggests lawmakers may still be able to ...

The Supreme Court of Texas ruled Friday that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution and that "the legislature lacks ...

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers had issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify in his "shaken baby" case, setting off a ...

A Texas constitutional crisis erupted after state lawmakers subpoenaed death row inmate Robert Roberson III to testify before ...

This spurred a legal conundrum between the state’s criminal and civil courts, which ultimately led to the Texas Supreme Court temporarily ruling in Roberson’s favor. Roberson, who was sentenced to ...