Johnson v. Rosen
Application for stay of execution denied on Jan. 14, 2021. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan would grant the application.
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Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should temporarily stay the executions of Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs in order to consider their claim that their recent diagnosis of COVID-19, and resulting lung damage, will cause them to suffer excessive pain if given a lethal injection, in violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Court allows execution of Corey Johnson to proceed after COVID-19 diagnosis (Kalvis Golde, January 15, 2021)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2021 | Application (20A131) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| 01/14/2021 | Response to application from respondent United States filed. |
| 01/14/2021 | Reply of applicants filed. |
| 01/14/2021 | Application (20A131) referred to the Court. |
| 01/14/2021 | Application (20A131) denied by the Court. Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would grant the application. |