No. 18A1053October Term 2018Decided Apr 12, 2019
Docket 18A1053October Term 2018 (2018–2019)
Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al., Applicants v. Christopher Lee Price
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 12, 2019
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedApr 12, 2019
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
1. Complicated jurisdictional issues that have broad application to civil litigation (and not just capital litigation)? 2. How last week’s decision in Bucklew v. Precythe applies in circumstances where the State’s legislature has specifically authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an enumerated method of execution?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Apr 12, 2019
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 12, 2019
The Court released its decision on April 12, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 2, 2026
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