Emergency application · Capital case
Richard Gerald Jordan v. Mississippi
Dismissed as moot
No. 24A1143Stay applicationFiled by a prisoner facing executionPresented to Justice AlitoFrom Supreme Court of Mississippi
What did the Court do?
The Court dismissed the request as moot (no longer a live dispute) on June 25, 2025.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
A prisoner facing execution asks the Supreme Court to halt (stay) an execution. The case is Richard Gerald Jordan v. Mississippi.
What the Court did
Application (24A1143) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied as moot.
What it means
The execution cannot go forward while the stay is in place.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A1143. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.