The second scheduled federal execution this week, Purkey's execution is currently on hold by two different district court injunctions. DOJ is appealing both to both the DC Circuit and the Supreme Court. Another appeal is pending from Purkey's lawyers at the Supreme Court.

For more on the first federal execution, which was supposed to take place on Monday but instead was carried out by DOJ on Tuesday morning, see @laurenk_gill's report about Daniel Lee's execution: https://theappeal.org/u-s-government-carries-out-the-first-execution-of-a-federal-prisoner-in-17-years/

Still no word from the DC Circuit or #SCOTUS on the various pending stay motions in Wesley Purkey’s case. His scheduled execution is currently on hold by two DC district court orders, DOJ is asking to proceed, Purkey’s lawyers are asking for a stay of execution on other grounds.

BREAKING: DC Circuit DENIES DOJ request to stay one of the district court's injunctions preventing Wesley Purkey's execution.

Here is the full DC Circuit order, which keeps Purkey's scheduled execution on hold: https://www.scribd.com/document/469299308/DC-Circuit-Purkey

The ruling is the case in which Purkey's lawyers have raised a competency claim, arguing that he is not competent to be executed. DC Cir tonight ruled that the government did not meet its burden to put the district court's injunction on hold and allow the execution to proceed.

Another cert petition and stay application have been filed at #SCOTUS in Wesley Purkey’s case, this one by Purkey’s lawyers. The docket nos. are 20-26 and 20A12. It addresses:

We’re now past midnight. The injunctions remain in place preventing DOJ from executing Wesley Purkey, but we are yet to hear from #SCOTUS on the requests still pending with the justices (from DOJ to proceed and from Purkey’s lawyers for a stay of execution on other grounds).

Here’s the @AP reporter on site at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, where the execution of Wesley Purkey was scheduled for Wednesday, but remains on hold as we approach 1am: https://twitter.com/mikebalsamo1/status/1283620636976439296?s=21 https://twitter.com/mikebalsamo1/status/1283620636976439296