Justices Rule Against Arizona Death Row Prisoner With PTSD (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against an Arizona death row prisoner in a case that his lawyer said could impact 20 prisoners in that state alone.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote Tuesday’s opinion rejecting James Erin McKinney’s resentencing request. Kavanaugh’s opinion was joined by the other four Republican appointees, with the four Democrat-appointed justices in dissent led by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Though the dueling opinions don’t contain the same vitriol seen in some recent capital litigation at the high court, this latest death penalty decision shows that the ultimate punishment continues to divide the justices.

McKinney, convicted of multiple ...