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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
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      There also are multiple pending petitions at the Ark Sup Ct: Here's one —> https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679655-17-346-Motion-for-Stay.html … / State opp:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679654-17-346-Response.html …

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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Here is the other — https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679653-17-349-Motion-for-Stay-Pending-Appeal.html … — seeking a stay of execution pending appeal of this order:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679652-Lincoln-County-Order.html …

      1 reply 6 retweets 8 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      All these docs are published in my running @BuzzFeedNews post on tonight's pending Arkansas execution:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.yqmz2nm6Ol#.laEVdazDbJ …

      1 reply 6 retweets 11 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      JUST IN: Arkansas Supreme Court denies stay of execution on both requests by Kenneth Williams.pic.twitter.com/pEG7L1QTsK

      4 replies 74 retweets 104 likes
    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      Arkansas, unsurprisingly, opposes the two stay requests at #SCOTUS for Kenneth Williams: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679864-16-8922-16A1044-Williams-BIO-Orig-Hab-Pet.html … /https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679865-16-8921-16A1043-Williams-BIO-ARSC.html …

      1 reply 5 retweets 5 likes
    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      Today, a group of scholars have filed a motion to submit an amicus brief in support of Williams' stay request: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679867-16-8921-Motion.html …pic.twitter.com/1HP4mv6zVt

      3 replies 23 retweets 22 likes
    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      The brief calls the eight cases at issue in Arkansas "a microcosm of what remains of the death penalty in America."pic.twitter.com/JZNXKzALcW

      1 reply 33 retweets 20 likes
    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      JUST IN: 8th Circuit DENIES all requested relief to Kenneth Williams. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679886-Kenneth-Williams-8th-Cir-Per-Curiam.html … /https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679885-Kenneth-Williams-8th-Cir-Judgment.html …

      1 reply 21 retweets 8 likes
    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      Kelly concurs in part and dissents in part, questioning his treatment at trial and procedural restrictions of the criminal justice system.pic.twitter.com/OQ0o4iUz8s

      1 reply 6 retweets 11 likes
    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      Kelly, dissenting, on intellectual disab claim: "Williams presents a prima facie Atkins claim that has never been addressed on the merits."pic.twitter.com/B5WXM7bj1x

      1 reply 11 retweets 8 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

      Kelly: "I cannot endorse this unwarranted and potentially constitutionally infirm extension of AEDPA’s successive petition bar ...."pic.twitter.com/vU2HLWMfb8

      3:36 PM - 27 Apr 2017
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

          Williams' state court case filed earlier today has been dismissed:pic.twitter.com/oz618TIDwE

          1 reply 4 retweets 6 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

          Williams goes to court in the federal clemency case, seeking a stay based on statements from family of victim: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679907-17-194-Dist-Ct-Motion-for-PI.html …pic.twitter.com/iMHjhOfkhr

          1 reply 5 retweets 8 likes
        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

          State opposes, noting the new evid comes from a diff victim's family than the one for whom he faces execution: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679908-17-194-Dist-Ct-Response.html …pic.twitter.com/y8AeAdEB6E

          1 reply 4 retweets 4 likes
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

          Where things stand in Arkansas, where an execution is slated to begin in 45 minutes: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.jvxJ3Pnw2D#.krkeVR7My2 …pic.twitter.com/ahftWNJTsH

          1 reply 16 retweets 6 likes
        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

          The remaining expected cert petition for Williams, out of the 8th Cir decision, is filed at #SCOTUS:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679916-16-8923-16A1045-Kenneth-Williams-Cert-Pet-CA8.html …

          1 reply 4 retweets 4 likes
        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

          Here is the corresponding stay application:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679917-16A1045-16-8923-Kenneth-Williams-Stay-App-CA8.html …

          1 reply 4 retweets 4 likes
        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @BuzzFeedNews

          30 mins 'til Kenneth Williams' execution is due to begin. No word yet from #SCOTUS (or on a dist ct clemency claim):https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.mbRreMlNv9#.ghB8Q0YM4N …

          4 replies 12 retweets 6 likes
        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Breaking: Dist ct judge denies clemency-related claim of Kenneth Williams — leaving only #SCOTUS requests outstanding.pic.twitter.com/IIgVLkWmsg

          3 replies 7 retweets 3 likes
        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Here's the full ruling:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679930-194-Order-Kenneth-Williams.html …

          1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Alan Blinder

          Execution on hold until #SCOTUS weighs in:https://twitter.com/alanblinder/status/857741501908086788 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Alan Blinder @alanblinder
          The Arkansas governor's spokesman says the state won't move forward with tonight's execution until the Supreme Court resolves final appeals.
          1 reply 10 retweets 7 likes
        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          This makes sense, and likely is the result of the state's growing awareness with the process for executions. Other states do this regularly.

          1 reply 6 retweets 8 likes
        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          When Arkansas didn't do so previously, #SCOTUS — through Justice Alito — issued a temporary stay pending further order. This avoids that.

          1 reply 4 retweets 9 likes
        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          THE LATEST: Arkansas Waits For #SCOTUS To Weigh In On Death-Row Inmate’s Final Claims https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.wwB0qnDpaw …

          3 replies 8 retweets 3 likes
        15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Here we are: https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.tvZ9x3jEgZ#.elJO0Yz21K …pic.twitter.com/fHBvWSQqrH

          1 reply 7 retweets 9 likes
        16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          The state has filed its opposition to Williams' #SCOTUS request out of the 8th Cir decision:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3679940-16-8923-16A1045-Kenneth-Williams-BIO-CA8.html …

          1 reply 3 retweets 2 likes
        17. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          For those just tuning in, I'm tracking the final of the (originally eight) scheduled Arkansas executions. Only 3 have happened ...

          1 reply 2 retweets 9 likes
        18. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          The final scheduled execution, of Kenneth Williams, is set for tonight. We're awaiting word from #SCOTUS:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.vn998WYxZ5#.gvZgJBlGKA …

          2 replies 8 retweets 4 likes
        19. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          A reminder of the past 2 weeks in Arkansas: They have been nonstop legal fights as the state attempted to execute 8 men in 2 weeks.

          1 reply 4 retweets 11 likes
        20. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          The executions were scheduled 2 a night on 4 nights before the end of April, when one of the state's execution drugs is due to expire.

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
        21. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          On the weekend leading up to the first scheduled executions, they all were on hold. Here was our opening story:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-scheduled-eight-executions?utm_term=.oyAkgZ9oOa#.hp8wvGOQg3 …

          3 replies 3 retweets 3 likes
        22. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          On Monday, Apr 17, neither of the scheduled executions happened—although Arkansas fought to #SCOTUS to lift a stay.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/monday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.hp8wvGOQg3#.bpEj9352yl …

          1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
        23. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          On Thurs, Apr 20, Arkansas carried out its first execution since 2005. Ledell Lee was executed just before midnight.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/thursday-arkansas-executions-story?utm_term=.isZM0K9VwY#.pxD5YzRkwM …

          2 replies 3 retweets 2 likes
        24. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          This Monday, for the 1st time since 2000, a state carried out 2 executions in one day: Jack Jones & Marcel Williams.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-two-scheduled-monday-executions?utm_term=.ol95RA2W0z#.yhpaMLr5gx …

          2 replies 8 retweets 4 likes
        25. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And now, tonight, we are awaiting word from #SCOTUS on the final scheduled execution: Kenneth Williams.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.es83m1QnG0#.tyovzlXmy1 …

          6 replies 10 retweets 6 likes
        26. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          It's 9:30p in Arkansas, which means 2.5 hours left on the death warrant for Kenneth Williams. Awaiting #SCOTUS.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.xtvG28xma9#.raA1yRV8Zk …

          2 replies 8 retweets 7 likes
        27. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          BREAKING: #SCOTUS denies all stay of execution requests for Kenneth Williams in Arkansas. No noted dissents. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.vn998WYxZ5#.vhRDM7e0vd …pic.twitter.com/W1JxFyVjDW

          1 reply 33 retweets 8 likes
        28. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          UPDATED STORY: Supreme Court Won’t Stop Arkansas From Carrying Out Its Fourth And Final April Executionhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/arkansas-final-scheduled-execution?utm_term=.oozjOl3AXz …

          3 replies 15 retweets 4 likes
        29. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Alan Blinder

          https://twitter.com/alanblinder/status/857797927506501633 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Alan Blinder @alanblinder
          The spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Correction waits for the phone to ring. The call will deliver news from the execution chamber. pic.twitter.com/UCXOLv9wSw
          1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
        30. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Important to note that there were four votes to stay ALL of the Arkansas executions in the April 20 #SCOTUS ruling: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3675133-16-8770-Order.html …pic.twitter.com/YHfZxDarUH

          2 replies 22 retweets 22 likes
        31. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Apr 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          That was the big Eighth Amendment case that involved a 4-day trial, dist ct injunction & 8th Cir reversal: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3674010-16-8770-Petition-McGehee-v-Hutchinson.html …pic.twitter.com/hj06FLsP2O

          1 reply 3 retweets 2 likes
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