US EditionSupreme Court wont delay Louisiana execution as Gorsuch, liberal justices dissent
- The Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate, with a 5-4 vote.
- Justice Neil Gorsuch dissented, arguing that Hoffman's execution method violates his Buddhist beliefs related to meditative breathing.
- The court's decision did not elaborate on its reasoning, leaving questions about their majority opinion.
- Hoffman was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Mary Elliott, and his case drew interest regarding religious accommodations in executions.
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Justice Gorsuch's Dissent in Death Penalty / Religious Objection Case
In Tuesday's Hoffman v. Westcott, the Court denied a stay of execution; Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have granted a stay, but didn't write an opinion; and Justice Gorsuch dissented, for himself: The State of Louisiana plans to execute Jessie Hoffman tonight. Mr. Hoffman is a Buddhist. And he argues that the State's chosen method of execution—nitrogen hypoxia—violates his rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized P…
Why Neil Gorsuch dissented from an execution stay denial at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday night split 5-4 in denying an execution stay to a Louisiana death row prisoner. One of the dissenters, Justice Neil Gorsuch, isn’t known for siding with death row prisoners.
Supreme Court declines to halt execution over religious claims as Gorsuch joins liberals in dissent
A sharply divided Supreme Court declined Tuesday to halt the execution of a death row inmate in Louisiana who argued that the use of nitrogen gas would interfere with his Buddhist beliefs – an argument that drew interest from one of the court’s conservatives.
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