United States v. Purkey
Application to vacate stay of execution granted on July 15, 2020. Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan would deny the application.
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Issue: Whether, because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit issued a stay of execution without finding that the death row inmate has a significant possibility of success on the merits, the Supreme Court should summarily vacate the lower court's stay of execution.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Justices allow second federal execution to proceed (updated) (Amy Howe, July 16, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/11/2020 | Application (20A4) to vacate stay of execution, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| 07/12/2020 | Response to application from respondent Wesley Ira Purkey filed. |
| 07/12/2020 | Reply of applicant United States, et al. filed. |
| 07/12/2020 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Arizona. |
| 07/13/2020 | Supplemental brief of applicants T. J., Warden Watson, et al. filed. |
| 07/13/2020 | Supplemental brief of respondents Wesley Ira Purkey filed. |
| 07/15/2020 | Application (20A4) referred to the Court. |
| 07/15/2020 | Application (20A4) granted by the Court. The application to vacate the stay of execution entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on July 2, 2020, presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court, is granted. Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would deny the application. |