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A major victory for the rule of law in the United States:
US carries out first federal execution in 17 years
by Mike Brest, Breaking News Reporter & Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter |
July 14, 2020 08:51 AM
Updated Jul 14, 2020, 10:10 AM
The Supreme Court, in their 5-4 ruling, said Lee and the other three death row inmates who sued to stop their executions "have not established that they are likely to succeed" in their challenge, which focused on challenges to the federal government's lethal injection protocol.
“The plaintiffs in this case are all federal prisoners who have been sentenced to death for murdering children. The plaintiffs committed their crimes decades ago and have long exhausted all avenues for direct and collateral review,” the unsigned opinion stated. “The plaintiffs in this case have not made the showing required to justify last-minute intervention by a Federal Court.”
The Supreme Court concluded: “It is our responsibility to ensure that method-of-execution challenges to lawfully issued sentences are resolved fairly and expeditiously so that the question of capital punishment can remain with the people and their representatives, not the courts, to resolve. In keeping with that responsibility, we vacate the District Court’s preliminary injunction so that the plaintiffs’ executions may proceed as planned.”
More here:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/us-carries-out-first-federal-execution-in-17-years
US carries out first federal execution in 17 years
by Mike Brest, Breaking News Reporter & Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter |
July 14, 2020 08:51 AM
Updated Jul 14, 2020, 10:10 AM
The Supreme Court, in their 5-4 ruling, said Lee and the other three death row inmates who sued to stop their executions "have not established that they are likely to succeed" in their challenge, which focused on challenges to the federal government's lethal injection protocol.
“The plaintiffs in this case are all federal prisoners who have been sentenced to death for murdering children. The plaintiffs committed their crimes decades ago and have long exhausted all avenues for direct and collateral review,” the unsigned opinion stated. “The plaintiffs in this case have not made the showing required to justify last-minute intervention by a Federal Court.”
The Supreme Court concluded: “It is our responsibility to ensure that method-of-execution challenges to lawfully issued sentences are resolved fairly and expeditiously so that the question of capital punishment can remain with the people and their representatives, not the courts, to resolve. In keeping with that responsibility, we vacate the District Court’s preliminary injunction so that the plaintiffs’ executions may proceed as planned.”
More here:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/us-carries-out-first-federal-execution-in-17-years
