Emergency application · Capital case
Execution by firing squad
Brad Keith Sigmon v. South Carolina
What did the Court do?
The Court denied the request on March 7, 2025 and refused to halt the execution.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Brad Keith Sigmon, a South Carolina death-row prisoner, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause his execution, scheduled for March 7, 2025. His request concerns carrying out his death sentence and refers to a March 4 order from South Carolina's highest court. The record does not explain what that order decided.
What the Court did
The Court refused emergency help and denied Sigmon's request to pause his execution. It also refused to hear his case, denying his petition for certiorari (a request for Supreme Court review). The order did not decide the underlying dispute, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
The ruling addressed only a temporary pause; it does not decide who wins the underlying dispute. The record names South Carolina's Supreme Court as the lower court but gives no details about further proceedings there. It lists no related merits case or argument date.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A854. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.