11.   Samuel Rosenthal, a Washington lawyer who represented the Hasidic men in the clemency process, said Friday he was not aware of any investigation.

12.   She said the clemency process was unconstitutionally vague, with no clear standards for how an inmate might gain mercy.

13.   So no one outside their office can even attempt to determine whether blacks with felony records are getting a fair shake from the clemency process.

14.   Sparks asked several times during the opening day of the most significant court challenge in several years to the controversial clemency process.

15.   Sparks ruled that Texas did provide meaningful opportunity for pardons, but decided that further fact-finding was needed to determine whether there were deficiencies in the clemency process.

16.   The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on her claim that Texas unfairly restricts its clemency process.

17.   This includes laws that restrict capital murder appeals, keep the capital clemency process closed and allow for the voluntary surgical castration of sex offenders.

18.   Bush has said he would consider clemency or an expedited clemency process if asked.

19.   He said he had intended to use the document during the clemency process.

20.   On Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal in which she argued that the clemency process in Texas is unconstitutional.