USA - Mississippi. The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit blocked an injunction that halted Mississippi's executions

The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit blocked an injunction that halted Mississippi's executions using lethal injections. The court of appeals said that the lower court ill-treated its discretion when it barred the use of particular injection drugs. In August, US District Judge Henry T. Wingate issued a preliminary order which blocks the state from executing prisoners. However, the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals said that Judge Wingate's ruling was incorrect. The death row inmates who brought the lawsuit argue that the state's protocol for execution infringes the state requirement that an 'ultra-short-acting barbiturate or other similar drug' be used. The death row prisoners then pointed the possible use of pentobarbital, as reported by Buzzfeed. The lawyer for the 2 death row inmates, Jim Craig, who challenged the protocol said that the executions in Mississippi are unlikely to restart immediately.