Bloomberg Law
July 13, 2020, 12:41 PM UTCUpdated: July 14, 2020, 5:04 AM UTC

U.S. Can’t Resume Federal Executions After 17 Years as Planned (4)

Jordan S. Rubin
Jordan S. Rubin
Reporter

The Trump administration couldn’t proceed with the first federal execution in 17 years on Monday as scheduled, as a Washington appeals court refused to lift an injunction and the U.S. Supreme Court didn’t rule on related appeals before midnight.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit kept four pending executions on hold while ordering further briefing on the issue of whether the government’s lethal injection protocol violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

If left undisturbed, the D.C. Circuit’s order means not only that the government wasn’t able to execute Daniel Lee on Monday but ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

Learn About Bloomberg Law

AI-powered legal analytics, workflow tools and premium legal & business news.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools.