Shortly thereafter, the United States Supreme Court refuses to delay the execution of Troy Davis; Davis' execution goes ahead as scheduled. [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-politics-courts-law-us-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-execution-of-troy-davis-2011-09-21-gIQAPluLmK_story.html ("Washington Post")] [http:--www.ajc.com-news-atlanta-u-s-supreme-court-1185593.html ("Atlanta Journal Constitution")]date=July 2019
The United States Supreme Court decides to delay the execution of Troy Davis, superseding the Georgia StateBoard ofPardonsandParolesrejectionoftherequestfor deathrowclemency.