Supreme Court permits execution of Oklahoma inmate John Grant, reversing federal appeals court decision

A man on death row in Oklahoma is scheduled to die Thursday afternoon after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal appeal court's stay of his execution. John Marion Grant's execution is set for 4 p.m. CT, one of two the court is letting proceed.

In a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled earlier Thursday that Grant's execution, as well as Julius Jones' November 18 execution, could move forward. Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented, while Justice Neil Gorsuch did not take part in the decision.

Jones still has a clemency hearing with the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Monday.