Willie B. Smith III will be allowed a pastor for lethal injection. Willie B. Smith III was scheduled to be executed through lethal injection this past week, but…
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Supreme Court Overturns Stay of Federal Execution
Eighth federal execution to be carried out this year. A judge had ordered a stay on the execution of Orlando Hall, expressing concerns over the humaneness of the…
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Death penalty reinstituted after 17-year hiatus. Court struggles over federal executions have been in process all year, with three previous requested delays overturned by the Supreme Court. With…
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Four Rulings Given by Justices on Tuesday On Tuesday the Supreme Court issued their opinions on the cases of McKinney v. Arizona, Rodriguez v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,…
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