Even as the #SCOTUS's emergency docket has gotten busier than ever, the Court has all-but gotten out of the business of intervening in capital cases—especially to block executions. Today's "One First" bonus issue looks at how we got here—especially how things changed after Justice Kennedy retired:

Bonus 219: The Demise of the D...
Bonus 219: The Demise of the Death Docket

Even as the emergency docket has exploded, the Court has all-but stopped intervening in capital cases—except to un-block executions lower courts had stayed.

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