Peterson v. Barr

Ct. of Appeals vacated injunction issued by Dist. Ct. in action by relatives of murder victim, seeking to enjoin scheduled execution of defendant on July 13, 2020 on ground that execution would be taking place during COVID-19 pandemic, which would prevent them from attending defendant’s execution. While Dist. Ct. held belief that Bureau of Prisons set execution date without consideration of rights of victim’s family members to be present at execution, Ct. of Appeals found that instant request for injunction to stay execution lacked any arguable merit, since family members of victim have no statutory right to attend defendant’s execution.