HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A Mexican national was executed Tuesday night in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his claim that he should have seen a consul after his arrest.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal Tuesday by a Mexican national, allowing Texas to proceed with his execution.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The state of Texas could potentially violate "international obligations" if it goes through with the execution of Jose Ernesto Medellin, a lawyer says.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, July 22 (UPI) -- The World Court Tuesday gave the United States until Aug. 29 to respond to Mexico's claim that five Mexican nationals shouldn't be on death row in U.S. prisons.
DALLAS, March 9 (UPI) -- The Bush administration intends to order states to review the capital convictions of Mexican prisoners who claim their international rights were violated. The new policy was revealed in a "friend of the court" brief filed last week in the appeal of a Texa