The U.S. Supreme Court has denied convicted D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad’s request to stay his execution. Barring any unforeseen intervention, the decision means that Muhammad will be put to death by the state of Virginia at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night. The Post notes that Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor all objected to the speed at which the high court made its decision, writing that they “allowed Virginia to…

The Associated Press is reporting that convicted D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad has been given an execution date: Prince William County Circuit Judge Mary Grace O’Brien ordered the execution will take place November 10, a Tuesday, so that “courts would be open the day before in case they have to take up last-minute appeals.” Muhammad attorney told reporters that his client will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and ask Gov. Tim Kaine for…