Kavanaugh Hints Support for Inmate Execution-Method Appeal (1)

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested he may side with a Georgia death-row inmate who prefers the firing squad to lethal injection in a dispute over challenges to state execution methods.

Kavanaugh’s questions at Monday’s argument indicated that he’s skeptical of the state’s stance, which Michael Nance’s lawyer said would shut the courthouse door to claims.

Whether Kavanaugh indeed votes that way along with any other conservatives to make a majority remains to be seen in the case expected to be decided by late June.

The appeal stems from the high court’s requirement that inmates challenging a state’s method have ...