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Whether the Constitution or federal statutory law requires that members of all faiths be permitted to be accompanied in the execution chamber by a minister of their own faith when a State permits members of some faiths to be accompanied by a clergyperson of their faith
QUESTION PRESENTED Capital Case. Mr. Murphy is scheduled for execution after 6 p.m. central time on Thursday, March 28, 2019. The issue presented in this Petition for Writ of Prohibition is: When a State permits members of some faiths (e.g., Christians) to be accompanied in the execution chamber during the execution by a clergyperson of their faith, does the Constitution or federal statutory law require that members of all faiths be permitted to be accompanied in the execution chamber by a minister of their own faith. 3