Hamm v. Miller

Application to vacate injunction of execution is granted on Sept. 22, 2022. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, and Jackson would deny the application.

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22a258	M.D. Ala.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2022

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should vacate the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama's injunction of execution of Alan Miller "by any method other than nitrogen hypoxia" and allow the state to execute him by lethal injection.

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Divided court authorizes Alabama execution, but state is unable to carry it out before midnight deadline (Amy Howe, September 23, 2022)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/22/2022	Application (22A258) to vacate injunction of execution, submitted to Justice Thomas.
09/22/2022	Response to application from respondent Alan Miller filed.
09/22/2022	Application (22A258) referred to the Court.
09/22/2022	The application (22A258) to vacate injunction presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is granted. The September 22, 2022 order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama is vacated. Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, Justice Barrett, and Justice Jackson would deny the application to vacate injunction.