The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas death row inmate who sought to have his pastor “pray over” him and touch him during his execution by lethal injection for murdering a convenience store worker.The 8-1 decision won’t spare the life of John Henry Ramirez, but the court ruled the inmate would be successful in his claims that Texas’ ban on having religious advisers in the death chamber unduly burdened Ramirez’s right to free exercise of religion and violated federal law.“Ramirez seeks to have his pastor lay hands on him and pray over him during the execution. Both are traditional forms of religious exercise,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the eight-justice majority.
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