Tag: US Supreme Court
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip execution
The City Sentinel, May 5, 2023 Oklahoma City – Friday afternoon, May 5, the U.S. Supreme Court issues a brief ruling blocking the execution of death row inmate Richard Glossip. Glossip’s execution date will be delayed while his court challenges […]
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Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Responds to Supreme Court Ruing on Lethal Injection
On June 29, 2015, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Glossip v. Gross, ruling that the anti-anxiety medication midazolam is constitutional for use as the first drug in a three-drug lethal injection formula. The case […]
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Supreme Court Issues Stay For Richard Glossip, Two Other Inmates’ Scheduled Executions In Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered Oklahoma to postpone lethal injections executions using a controversial sedative until the court rules in a challenge involving the drug. The court’s order Wednesday came as little surprise after both the state […]
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