Hartkemeyer v. Barr

Petition for certiorari denied on July 16, 2020

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Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-23	7th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

Issue: Whether, when a priest has a sacred religious duty to minister last rites to a prisoner under his pastoral care, scheduling the prisoner's execution during a pandemic, at significant risk to the priest's health and life, violates his religious exercise rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Justices allow second federal execution to proceed (updated) (Amy Howe, July 16, 2020)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/15/2020	Application (20A11) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
07/15/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 14, 2020)
07/15/2020	Brief of respondents William P. Barr, et al. in opposition filed.
07/16/2020	Application (20A11) referred to the Court.
07/16/2020	Petition DENIED.
07/16/2020	Application (20A11) denied by the Court. The application for stay of execution of sentences of death for Wesley Purkey and Dustin Honken presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied.