The Supreme Court Nov. 19 denied a stay of execution for federal inmate Orlando Hall, who was put to death by lethal injection an hour later, just before midnight.
Supreme Court allows federal execution of Texas inmate to proceed
Ahead of third execution, church leaders had called for clemency or delay
Several Catholic bishops joined more than 1,000 religious leaders urging Trump and Attorney General William Barr July 7 to stop the execution scheduled Aug. 28.
Supreme Court sends death-row case back to lower courts
The U.S. Supreme Court sent a death-row case back to the lower courts Jan. 8 in a summary ruling.