JUST IN: Arkansas Supreme Court reaffirms stay of execution for Bruce Ward, denying state's request to end the stay. Three justices dissent.pic.twitter.com/dBGA4d1rVJ
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JUST IN: Arkansas Supreme Court reaffirms stay of execution for Bruce Ward, denying state's request to end the stay. Three justices dissent.pic.twitter.com/dBGA4d1rVJ
The drug-protocol prelim injunction is on appeal at the 8th Circuit. Arkansas: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3671362-McGehee-v-Hutchinson-8th-Circuit-Arkansas-Brief.html … / Response:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3671624-8th-Cir-McGehee-Response.html …
Reply: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3671625-8th-Cir-McGehee-Reply.html … / Plaintiffs' Cross-Appeal, re: compressed execution schedule:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3671623-8th-Cir-McGehee-Cross-Appeal.html …
Collection of relevant legal docs: https://www.documentcloud.org/search/projectid:32687-Arkansas-April-Scheduled-Execution-Challenges … / Underlying @BuzzFeedNews report on what's happening:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-scheduled-eight-executions?utm_term=.mgrBypA9Lk#.dxM3DVyYQN …
Update: Arkansas Supreme Court confirms that the state's reconsideration request in Bruce Ward's case remains pending.
The Arkansas AG's Office earlier put out incorrect information that a corrected stay order was a denial of the reconsideration request.
They have since corrected that, noting that the reconsideration motion remains pending. The court clerk's office confirmed that with me.
In #SCOTUS action: Arkansas inmates seek stays of execution pending disposition of petition for rehearing in Johnson v. Kelley.pic.twitter.com/iqyUHHM0Hm
Underlying case info: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/johnson-v-kelley/ … / Rehearing petition: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3661125-Arkansas-SCOTUS-Petition-for-Rehearing.html … / Stay application:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3671874-16A986-16-6496-Stay-Application.html …
I thought there was a stay in effect from the U.S. District Court that is on appeal to the 8th Circuit?
There is a preliminary injunction halting executions, yes. This would be in addition to that, which could be reversed by the 8th Cir.
A guard at the Cummings Unit just told me "They gonna start clearing people in for executions at 4:00." I was unable to speak with a PIO.
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