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Mexican government decries Texas execution

Mexican government officials said the United States violated international law by executing a Mexican national in Texas.

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Texas executes Mexican national

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.

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Texas can proceed with execution

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal Tuesday by a Mexican national, allowing Texas to proceed with his execution.

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Medellin execution could pose problems

The state of Texas could potentially violate "international obligations" if it goes through with the execution of Jose Ernesto Medellin, a lawyer says.

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U.N. court deadline set in executions case

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.

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World Court case arguments extended

The U.S. Supreme Court has extended arguments for Medellin vs. Texas, a case involving the authority of the World Court.

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Supreme Court: Medellin appeal premature

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled premature the appeal of a death sentence handed down to a Mexican national in Texas.

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Bush wants review of Mexican capital cases

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

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Court to hear Vienna Convention claims

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it would hear argument on whether a Texas death row inmate should have been told he could contact the Mexican consul.

José Ernesto Medellín, (March 4, 1975 – August 5, 2008) born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, was a Mexican national who was executed for murder in Texas in the United States.

Medellín was convicted of raping and killing 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman in June, 1993.

His case gained notoriety when Mexico sued the United States in the International Court of Justice on behalf of 51 Mexican nationals asserting that, in these cases, the US had violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, which requires that local authorities inform foreign nationals being held on criminal charges of their right to consult with their country’s diplomats. That court ruled that the United States was obliged to have the defendants’ cases reopened and reconsidered. The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the case on May 1, 2007. .

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