"Texas is bound not by the World Court, but by the US Supreme Court, which reviewed this matter and determined that the convicted murderer's execution shall proceed," the statement said. "Today's development in a foreign tribunal comes just months after this nation's highest court plainly rejected both Medellin's legal claims - and the World Court's earlier attempts to bind our justice system."
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