The U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected the claim of Russell Bucklew that his unusual medical condition required the state to execute him by the never-yet-used method of nitrogen hypoxia rather than the single-drug lethal injection method of a massive overdose of a barbiturate, the optimum widely-used method for most cases.
Looking quickly over the opinion, it appears to be a strong reaffirmation of the decision four years ago in Glossip v. Gross. The decision was 5-4, with Justice Gorsuch writing the opinion of the Court.
I will have more to say when I have read the opinion more thoroughly.
Update: To say there are nuggets in this opinion would be an understatement. This is the Mother Lode.
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