Tennessee court calls off the rest of the state’s scheduled executions

CNN: The Tennessee Supreme Court has halted four executions originally scheduled to take place over the next year, effectively suspending capital punishment in the state for the time being.

In an order filed Friday, the court said it was nullifying the execution dates for four inmates until a trial court weighs in on the challenges each inmate has filed against the state’s lethal injection protocol. Similarly, the court had already issued orders in recent months calling off other scheduled executions to allow for lower courts to act.

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