WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Friday derailed Trump administration plans to resume executing federal prisoners next week, refusing to overrule lower-court orders allowing the condemned men to pursue claims that the Justice Department execution protocol violates the Federal Death Penalty Act. The unsigned order sent the case back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where the Justice Department is appealing a district-court decision blocking executions while the issues are litigated. “We expect...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 06, 2019 20:48 UTC