Supreme Court OK\'s second federal execution in as many days

Supreme Court OK's second federal execution in as many days

CBS News Thursday, 16 July 2020 ()
Overnight ruling overturns two lower court decisions and clears way for Wesley Ira Purkey to be put to death, a day after Daniel Lewis Lee became first federal inmate executed in 17 years.
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News video: Supreme Court clears way for federal executions in Terre Haute

Supreme Court clears way for federal executions in Terre Haute

 Early Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government, allowing federal executions to resume after legal back-and-forth led to an earlier delay,