Legal News
Court allows Arizona to execute man who claimed that state withheld evidence
The Supreme Court refused to block the lethal injection of Murray Hooper, a 76-year-old inmate who was scheduled to be executed in Arizona on Wednesday. Hooper had asked the justices to intervene in light of what he characterized as new evidence showing t
By IG
Nov 17, 2022
Texas redistricting fight arrives at the Supreme Court
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court continued to work through its backlog of relists. On Friday, the court g
By IG
Nov 17, 2022
Justices green-light Texas execution of man who raised religious-rights claim
The Supreme Court rejected a request from Texas inmate Stephen Barbee to postpone his execution, scheduled for Wednesday evening, after a judge ruled that the state was not adequately protecting inmates’ religious rights in the execution chamber. Texas ag
By IG
Nov 17, 2022
Court declines to halt execution of Alabama man whose jury voted against death penalty
In a brief order with no recorded dissents, the Supreme Court refused to block the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 57-year-old inmate who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7 p.m. EST on Thursday in Alabama. Smith was convicted for the 1988..
By IG
Nov 17, 2022