U.S. Supreme Court allows federal executions to proceed.
Authorities were prepared to move forward with Lee's execution at 4 am EDT on Tuesday after the Supreme Court's decision. Reuters could not verify if the execution took place.
Chutkan's order was issued less than seven hours before the execution of Daniel Lee was due to take place in Terre Haute, Indiana. The order was later affirmed by a U.S. appeals court. The authorities were prepared to move forward with Lee's execution at 4 am EDT on Tuesday after the Supreme Court's decision, documents filed in the district court in Washington by Lee's lawyers showed.
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