The high court ruled 5-3 in favor of Glossip and reversed a decision of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that upheld his conviction and death sentence. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion for the court and was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Elena Kagan,
President Donald Trump is sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his inauguration ceremony as the 47th president in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington on Monday morning, Jan.
Chief Justice John Roberts said late Wednesday that the order issued by U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali will remain on hold until the high court has a chance to weigh in more fully.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday night paused a lower court-imposed midnight deadline to restart $2 billion in foreign aid payments after the Trump administration paused 10,000 awards.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts late Wednesday paused a lower court's ruling requiring the Trump administration to release $2 billion in foreign aid payments. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali had ordered the Trump administration to pay out the money by midnight Thursday.