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Bernard v. United States

Application for stay of execution denied on Dec. 10, 2020

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Bernard v. United States

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20a110	5th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: Whether Brandon Bernard is entitled to a stay of execution pending the disposition of his petition for a writ of certiorari in Bernard v. United States, 20-6570.

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Justices refuse to delay execution of Brandon Bernard (Kalvis Golde, December 11, 2020)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/08/2020	Application (20A110) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.
12/10/2020	Supplemental brief in support of stay application filed.
12/10/2020	Second Supp. to Stay of Execution of Brandon Bernard not accepted for filing. (December 10, 2020 -- corrected version docketed above)
12/10/2020	Application (20A110) referred to the Court.
12/10/2020	Application (20A110) denied by the Court. Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan would grant the application. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari and application for stay. (Detached opinion)