Hill, an inmate in Florida, challenges the state's lethal injection procedure, claiming it violates the Eighth Amendment by causing severe pain. The lower courts dismissed his claim as procedurally barred, but the Supreme Court reversed that decision, allowing the case to proceed. Hill's case does not seek to stop his execution but rather to require the state to use a less painful method of lethal injection. Respondents argue that no single component of the execution procedure is strictly necessary, but the court rejects that argument. The court requires inmates seeking a stay of execution to meet all legal requirements, including demonstrating a significant possibility of success on the merits.

Hill v. McDonough (2006)
Supreme Court of the United States
547 U.S. 573, 165 L. Ed. 2d 44, 126 S. Ct. 2096, 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4674, SCDB 2005-064

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