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Tennessee high court blocks order allowing media witnesses to view more parts of executions
The ruling keeps previous witness limits in place as the state argues expanded viewing could expose execution team identities and untested procedures.
- The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court's order that would have allowed media witnesses to view more parts of state-run executions.
- In January, a Nashville judge issued a temporary injunction favoring a media coalition including The Associated Press and TEGNA INC, which claimed a First Amendment right to observe executions in their entirety.
- State attorneys contended the expansion risks exposing execution team members' identities and introduces "untested" procedures, arguing witnesses lack a First Amendment right to view the additional segments.
- Reinstating the prior protocol, the ruling ensures media witnesses observe only after the condemned person is strapped to a gurney and connected to IV lines.
- The order remains in effect during the ongoing appeal, governing the May 21 scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers.
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Tennessee high court blocks order allowing media witnesses to view more parts of executions
The Tennessee Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts of state-run executions.
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