Emergency application · Capital case
Death row choice of lawyer
Anthony Wainwright v. Ron Desantis, Governor of Florida
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on June 10, 2025 and refused to halt the execution.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Anthony Wainwright, a Florida death-row prisoner, asked the Court to pause his execution while it considered his petition for Supreme Court review. He says Florida courts wrongly barred his chosen qualified volunteer lawyer from litigating claims tied to his death warrant. He says that denied him fair legal process, equal treatment, and access to courts.
What the Court did
The Court refused a temporary pause of Wainwright’s execution (denied his stay request) and denied Supreme Court review (refused to hear his case). The Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
Emergency rulings address temporary relief; this order does not decide who wins Wainwright’s underlying claims. The Eleventh Circuit’s earlier denial of his stay motion remains in place. The docket lists no related merits case, and the Court did not set this application for argument.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A1211. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.