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The Supreme Court is declining to reinstate a civil rights lawsuit filed by the brother of an Oklahoma man whose botched execution in 2014 lasted nearly three-quarters of an hour.
The Supreme Court said Monday it will not reinstate a civil lawsuit against Governor Mary Fallin and other Oklahoma state leaders.
One day after the nation's first successful double execution in 17 years, Oklahoma officials are scheduled to release their death penalty review, almost two years after the state put a hold on executions.
A special grand jury investigating three botched execution attempts in Oklahoma has delivered a 106-page report to a judge.
A judge presiding over a lawsuit seeking records related to a botched execution has recused from the case after a request from Gov. Mary Fallin’s office.
