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Lisa Montgomery execution uncertain as appeals move forward

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Lisa Montgomery’s life hangs in the balance in the face of fast-moving appeals.
Federal prisoner Lisa Montgomery’s life hangs in the balance as attorneys wage multiple appeals across multiple courts with just hours left until her execution. On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit declined to stay her execution less than a day after a federal judge in Indiana granted a stay in her execution over concerns about her deteriorating mental health. Then, on Tuesday afternoon a judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted another stay in her execution, throwing Montgomery’s execution, scheduled for Tuesday evening, into question.

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