As far as I can tell, there are no 8th Circuit appeals that remain pending.
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And, whether the state officials and executioners know what that is.
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On Monday in Arkansas, reporters weren't able to get answers to these questions.
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Here we are, a second night this week, waiting in the last hour of a death warrant for final word from
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#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
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The previous stay of execution for Ledell Lee entered by Justice Alito has been lifted.
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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 …
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The state is going ahead:https://twitter.com/alanblinder/status/855278294551240705 …
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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
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Arkansas death warrants say DOC director "will carry into effect the judgment and sentence" on date X.https://twitter.com/davidminpdx/status/854191285598535681 …
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What does that mean needs to be done by the end of today in Arkansas (which comes in less than 7 minutes)?
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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
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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 …
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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
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[Thus ends Thursday's thread — two hours into Friday.]
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Really appreciate your reporting.
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is there a publicly accessible guideline somewhere on list of steps? And to your point, do Arkansas officials know the steps?
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There is a protocol, but there is no person at Cummins that has ever done the execution protocol. They are all gone from the 2005 execution.
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