Bryan Collier et al., Respondents
Judd E. Stone II, Counsel of Record
For many years, Texas allowed authorized Christian and Muslim spiritual advisers to be present as the state carried out death sentences. In April 2019, however, Texas changed its policy to prohibit all religious counselors from attending the procedures. The move was the result of a stay of execution issued by the U.S. Supreme Court after Texas denied a request from a death-row inmate …