The fact that the originally scheduled 6 p.m. (CT) execution time has come and gone with no action from #SCOTUS leads me to think that at least *someone* is taking seriously the very different posture in which this case has arisen.
Whether that'll end up in a dissent or a denial remains to be seen.
Steve Vladeck
Just filed:
An amicus brief by Trial Lawyers for Justice and me in *opposition* to Alabama's #SCOTUS application seeking to clear the way to execute Jeffery Lee.
TL;DR: Because the district court issued a "permanent" injunction, this case is meaningfully different from other last-minute DP cases:
