Alabama officials have asked #SCOTUS to vacate the appeals court's stay of execution, a move Madison's lawyers have opposed.
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#SCOTUS has taken no action on the request. No action, in this situation, means no execution can proceed. -
Notably, the 11th Circuit revised its order in the case today to add a note regarding prior
#SCOTUS guidance:pic.twitter.com/3RgK9KPqXN
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(The highlighted portion was not in the 11th Circuit's initial order.)
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Also: I can't imagine 11th Circuit judges or
#SCOTUS justices appreciated this bit from Alabama's SCOTUS brief —>pic.twitter.com/gYV5n4p00e
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This little section is the reason so many people - ADOC officials, media, witnesses - are here at Holman in a holding pattern
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I mean, they didn't need to include that in the brief for it to be so. They are trying to force the court's hand. Seems ...
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... to me to be a risky move. "We need to execute him by midnight" implies "or get a new warrant," which suggests they ...
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