Johnson v. Rosen
Linked with Johnson v. United States (20A130)
Application for stay of execution denied on Jan. 14, 2021. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan would grant the application.
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.
Jan 14, 2021Application (20A131) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to The Chief Justice.Jan 14, 2021Response to application from respondent United States filed.Jan 14, 2021Reply of applicants filed.
Jan 14, 2021Application (20A131) referred to the Court.
Jan 14, 2021Application (20A131) denied by the Court. Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan would grant the application.
Recommended Citation: Johnson v. Rosen, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/johnson-v-rosen/