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Religion and the death penalty collide at the Supreme Court

by Jessica Gresko
| February 13, 2021 2:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be allowed to have a spiritual adviser by their side as they are executed.

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