Supreme court rejects Trump administration push to restart federal executions
Move leaves in place a federal judge’s hold on four executions scheduled this month by the US attorney general
The US supreme court has blocked a request by the Trump administration to restart federal executions next week after a 16-year hiatus.
The justices left in place a preliminary injunction by a federal judge, placing a stay on the execution of four men that the US attorney general, William Barr, had scheduled for this month and next month. The first of those had been scheduled for Monday, with a second set for Friday.