Justices decline to halt two executions in Oklahoma amid questions about state’s lethal-injection method

Justices decline to halt two executions in Oklahoma amid questions about state’s lethal-injection method

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On Wednesday afternoon, in the shadow of reports of Justice Stephen Breyer’s forthcoming retirement announcement, the Supreme Court denied an application to postpone the executions of two Oklahoma men. The brief order, with no recorded dissents, cleared the way for Oklahoma to execute one of the men, Donald Grant, at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday morning. The other, Gilbert Postelle, is scheduled to be executed on Feb. 17.

Oklahoma’s lethal-injection protocol has received increased scrutiny in recent years. Grant … Read the rest