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Coverage dated October 26, 2021 to October 27, 2021

Oklahoma asks US Supreme Court to lift execution stays

Headline from KAAL Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

By a 5-to-3 vote, the justices lifted a stay of execution that had been imposed by a federal appeals court in a challenge to the state’s lethal injection protocols.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Supreme Court clears way for execution of two Oklahoma death row inmates

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Oklahoma asks US Supreme Court to lift execution stays

    Headline from KAAL Rochester ·

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18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Federal appeals court temporarily halts Oklahoma executions (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court granted stays of execution on Wednesday for two Oklahoma inmates who were scheduled to receive lethal injections in the coming weeks.

  2. The Hill

    Stay of execution ordered for two Oklahoma death row inmates (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted a temporary motion for stay of execution for two Oklahoma death row inmates on Wednesday, just a day before one of the inmates was scheduled to die by lethal injection.

  3. Washington Post

    Oklahoma turns to Supreme Court after long-delayed executions are halted again (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    A federal appeals court on Wednesday delayed the executions of John Marion Grant and Julius Jones, both convicted of murders in the 1990s.

  4. KAAL Rochester

    Oklahoma asks US Supreme Court to lift execution stays (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's ruling and allow the state on Thursday to carry out its first execution in more

  5. New York Times

    Supreme Court Lets Two Oklahoma Executions Proceed (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    By a 5-to-3 vote, the justices lifted a stay of execution that had been imposed by a federal appeals court in a challenge to the state’s lethal injection protocols.

  6. Valdosta Daily Times

    US Supreme Court lifts stays of execution for Oklahoma men; state to move forward with first lethal injection in 6 years (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — US Supreme Court lifts stays of execution for Oklahoma men; state to move forward with first lethal injection in 6 years.

  7. Newsweek

    Oklahoma asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling, allow inmate's execution within hours (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "The victims do not deserve the retraumatization, dashed expectations, and delayed justice continuing the stays would entail," the state wrote in its appeal.

  8. The Hill

    Supreme Court clears way for execution of two Oklahoma death row inmates (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the impending executions of two Oklahoma death row inmates, including the lethal injection of one inmate scheduled for later Thursday.

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