Supreme Court denies stays for two Florida death row inmates, clearing path for rare double execution

The U.S. Supreme Court denied stays for two Florida death row inmates scheduled to be executed Tuesday, clearing the way for the state to execute the eleventh and twelfth inmates this year. The court denied two separate requests for stays in the planned executions. Former police officer James Duckett, 68, had been scheduled to die at noon on Tuesday, but the Supreme Court 's stay pushed the execution back. THOMAS UNLOADS ON COURT FOR HELPING CONVICTED MURDERER BUT IGNORING 'LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS'