Texas prosecutor, facing pressure from Catholic bishops and Kim Kardashian, may pause Melissa Lucio execution

Texas is scheduled to execute Melissa Lucio on April 27 over the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, though serious doubts about her guilt have prompted calls for clemency from a bipartisan majority of Texas state House lawmakers, five of the 12 jurors who convicted her, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, Kim Kardashian, and others. Her case was featured in a 2020 documentary.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.