Supreme Court keeps federal executions on hold
Posted Dec 6, 2019 04:54:08 PM.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from re-starting federal executions next week after a 16-year break.
The justices denied the administration’s plea to undo a lower court ruling in favour of inmates who have been given execution dates. The first of those had been scheduled for Monday, with a second set for Friday. Two more inmates had been given execution dates in January.
Mark Sherman, The Associated Press