Supreme Court to consider death penalty challenge Friday

Published November 28, 2017 5:51pm ET



The Supreme Court plans to consider taking up a petition challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty on Friday, which could put capital punishment on trial at the high court before the end of the current term.

The justices decided this week to reschedule consideration of Hidalgo v. Arizona, according to former Obama administration acting solicitor general Neal Katyal, who is bringing the case to the justices’ attention.

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