Dear Friends, What played out last night was the most extraordinary legal fight we have ever witnessed in our careers. The execution of an innocent, autistic man, Robert Roberson, was halted at the 11th hour after a group of bipartisan Texas legislators won a temporary restraining order. Their restraining order was vacated by the Texas Court of […]
Dear Friends, We need your help. Texas courts have denied Robert Roberson’s pleas for his life despite scientifically-backed evidence of his innocence. Today, as a bipartisan group of legislators held an emergency meeting to discuss Robert’s case, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Robert’s plea for clemency. Robert’s life is now in Governor Greg Abbott’s hands. Unless […]
Dear Friends, Please read this powerful piece by author John Grisham about Robert Roberson, an innocent father with autism who has spent over 20 years on death row in Texas for a crime that never occurred. Mr. Roberson was committed to being a present father to his chronically ill two-year-old daughter Nikki. Tragically, Nikki passed away, and her father […]
Dear Friends, Please sign the petition to speak out against the execution of Robert Roberson on October 17th. Mr. Roberson is an innocent father with autism who has spent over 20 years on death row in Texas for a crime that never occurred. Mr. Roberson was committed to being a present father to his chronically ill two-year-old daughter […]
