In Taking Up Execution Drugs Case, Justices Highlight Importance of a Single Vote ADAM LIPTAK There are nine justices on the Supreme Court. It takes four votes to hear a case, but it takes five to stay an execution. That can leave a lethal gap. January 26, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1zajE0L http://nyti.ms/1uMArFq The New York Times U.S. Capital Punishment

By ADAM LIPTAK via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. U.S. http://nyti.ms/1zajE0L In Taking Up Execution Drugs Case, Justices Highlight Importance of a Single Vote January 26, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1uMArFq The New York Times