FILE PHOTO: The sun sets on the Federal Corrections Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday paved the way for the fifth federal execution this year by tossing out a ruling that said the Justice Department's new lethal injection protocol violated drug safety laws.
In a brief order, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the lower court judge had made "insufficient findings and conclusions" in blocking the execution of Keith Nelson, which is due to take place on Friday.
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