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Troy Davis

Top of the Hour: Troy Davis Executed in Georgia, Morning Headlines

At 11:08 PM on Wednesday, Troy Davis was executed by lethal injection in a Georgia prison. The Supreme Court reviewed by denied a petition to stay his execution.

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The Supreme Court Steps In

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Many American inmates write to the Supreme Court begging for intercession on their cases. While the justices usually ignore these pleas, they intervened in the death row case of Troy Davis. Adam Liptak of The New York Times joins The Takeaway with more.

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