Wendell Grissom was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home invasion near Watonga.

At stake in a case from Oklahoma is whether the court will expand the boundaries of government aid to faith-based institutions. It would be a sea change in education law.

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board members voted 4-1 on Wednesday to deny clemency for death row prison Wendell Grissom, ...