The latest Texas execution protocols forbid spiritual advisers from praying aloud or touching prisoners. Some members of the high court said they feared overturning the rules would lead to a flood of requests for other religious accommodations.
By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune
https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/us-supreme-court-justices-appear-reluctant-to-loosen-restrictions-on-religious-advisers-during-texas-executions/