BREAKING: #SCOTUS—Justice Alito—issues temporary stay of execution for Lee until 9:30p ET or further order of the ct, whichever is later.pic.twitter.com/9CvUoDxE6o
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That means we are awaiting word from #SCOTUS — although likely stay applications pending cert in the DNA cases will be going to SCOTUS, too.
Recall that Justice Alito's stay was until 9:30p ET or further order from the court — whichever was LATER. So, #SCOTUS stay stands.
My latest, as of 9:38p CT, @BuzzFeedNews report on tonight's scheduled Arkansas executions: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.nb1GvMq5nX#.ftGvRl6box …pic.twitter.com/uHi2q6lrXo
And, here is Lee's stay application that I suspected would be coming out of the 8th Circuit DNA case denial: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3675179-16A1018-Stay-App-CA8.html …pic.twitter.com/bqu0hrDRTd
There now are less than two hours left on Ledell Lee's death warrant. We are awaiting word from #SCOTUS.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.fo9OjMpnV6#.lrqNqW0e4j …
90 minutes left for Ledell Lee's execution. Still awaiting word from #SCOTUS.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.fo9OjMpnV6#.lrqNqW0e4j …
Justice Alito granted a temporary stay of execution for Lee so #SCOTUS could consider last-minute stay requests.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.fo9OjMpnV6#.lrqNqW0e4j …
And, it's midnight at #SCOTUS — meaning 11p and one hour left on Ledell Lee's death warrant in Arkansas.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.tdgm76pY3O#.qxMRBr0mjP …
A stay of execution remains in effect, per Justice Alito's order, as #SCOTUS considers Lee's pending stay requests.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.tdgm76pY3O#.qxMRBr0mjP …
With 45 minutes left on the death warrant, we're back to the Monday questions about what ~legally~ has to be done before midnight.
And, whether the state officials and executioners know what that is.
On Monday in Arkansas, reporters weren't able to get answers to these questions.
Here we are, a second night this week, waiting in the last hour of a death warrant for final word from #SCOTUS.
Arkansas AG's Office reports that #SCOTUS has denied stays.https://twitter.com/AGRutledge/status/855276106915528705 …
BREAKING: #SCOTUS denies all five requests for a stay of execution for Ledell Lee. There are no noted dissents. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.tdgm76pY3O#.qxMRBr0mjP …pic.twitter.com/G6m2ddgWHS
The previous stay of execution for Ledell Lee entered by Justice Alito has been lifted.
UPDATED: Supreme Court Won’t Stop Arkansas From Its First Execution In More Than A Decadehttps://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.saKnGk19XA …
The state is going ahead:https://twitter.com/alanblinder/status/855278294551240705 …
FULL REPORT: After #SCOTUS Stay Denials, Arkansas Official Says The State Is Executing Ledell Lee Tonight —> https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.nepN8xW75V#.sbO8WZ724O …pic.twitter.com/HKURkKdZXz
Arkansas death warrants say DOC director "will carry into effect the judgment and sentence" on date X.https://twitter.com/davidminpdx/status/854191285598535681 …
What does that mean needs to be done by the end of today in Arkansas (which comes in less than 7 minutes)?
BREAKING: Arkansas Carries Out Its First Execution In More Than A Decade. Ledell Lee's time of death: 11:56p CT. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.irVyZX31B9 …pic.twitter.com/l1UAkNcYPg
The 7th execution in the US this year, Ledell Lee's execution is the first across the nation in more than a month.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.os0MEVAr2O#.os0MEVAr2O …
Thanks much to the reporters at the prison in Arkansas whose work has been essential: @JessiTurnure, @alanblinder, & @dawnerscott.
My final update for the night: Arkansas Carries Out Its First Execution In More Than A Decade —> https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.xx8PWla4oX#.dj61eoNy0J …pic.twitter.com/8rSY9kfhJf
[Thus ends Thursday's thread — two hours into Friday.]
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