Posted on 10/27/2010 11:16:52 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON — Justice Elena Kagan cast her first vote on the Supreme Court late Tuesday, joining the liberals in dissent when the high court cleared the way for the execution of an Arizona murderer.
The 5-4 ruling overturned orders by a federal judge in Phoenix and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco that had stopped the execution by lethal injection of Jeffrey Landrigan.
His lawyers, in a last-ditch appeal, had raised questions about one of the drugs used in the execution. Since the only U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental had suspended production, Arizona officials said they had obtained a supply of the drug from a British company.
The judge in Phoenix put the execution on hold because she said she was "left to speculate" whether this drug was safe for its intended use.
But state lawyers appealed to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, which lifted the judge's order.
"There is no evidence in the record to suggest that the drug obtained from a foreign source is unsafe," the justices said, and "speculation cannot substitute for evidence that the use of the drug is 'sure or very likely to cause serious illness and needless suffering'."
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whoda thunk
Unless the toxin that is administered to a death row prisoner is possibly going to affect those administering it, there is no problem.
"unsafe" indeed.
Another POS foisted off on the US by the pretender in chief.
Who’da’ thunked’ that? Really?
Thanks Scott Brown Ya RINO BASTARD!
It's SUPPOSED to be unsafe.
Dumbass.
I wouldn't have held up the execution, but I agree with the goal of avoiding causing needless suffering. They'll be before another Judge soon enough.
"Listen carefully: The drug we will be using to kill the murdeer...is unsafe!
"Safe" for it's intended use? Lady- it is SUPPOSED TO KILL THE GUY
Liberalism is a mental desease
Let’s go back to using bullets..... they’re not in short supply!
I was going to say something, but I am speechless at the moment.
I’ve always wondered if they bother to swab the arm before sticking the needles in. Seems like a waste of good alcohol.
Is anyone really shocked that she voted on the liberal side of this case?????
Does this surprise you? That was she was approved to do. To wit: Destroy the United States and its Constitution.
Does that mean that E. K. thinks that drugs imported from foreign sources are unsafe. So any section of 0bamacare that allows for the importation of “cheaper” foreign made pharmaceuticals must also be illegal.
Kagan is undoubtedly cruisin’ for dates.
Concerns about “safety” are a farce at best. More likely they are an attempt to destroy the legitimate power of government to protect its people with the infliction of the death penalty. Except for those who oppose the coming New World Order, of course.
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