Alabama death row inmate Domineque Ray was executed just hours after the Supreme Court ruled it could go ahead without his Muslim spiritual adviser present, local media reported on Friday. “Tonight, Ray’s long-delayed appointment with justice is finally met,’’ Alabama Attorney-General Steve Marshall said in a statement following the execution on Thursday. READ ALSO: You’re godfather’s puppet, Agbaje replies Sanwo-Olu“The claim presented by Domineque Ray touches at the heart of the Establishment Clause,’’ the lower court had found. According to the New York Times, the Supreme Court’s majority did not explain the ruling, however suggested Ray had waited too long to object. Justice Elena Kagan, who wrote for the dissenters, said that Ray’s treatment goes against the Establishment Clause’s core principle of denominational neutrality,’’ the Times reported.

Source: Punch February 08, 2019 09:22 UTC