Supreme Court clears way for execution of federal prisoner

Supreme Court clears way for execution of federal prisoner

The US government is moving ahead with the execution of the first federal prison inmate in 17 years after a divided Supreme Court reversed rulings made by lower courts.

Daniel Lewis Lee had been scheduled to receive a lethal dose of the powerful sedative pentobarbital at 4pm local time on Monday.

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