cock tail " ▁used ▁for ▁le th al ▁in jections ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁one ▁that ▁virt ually ▁all ▁states ▁used ▁for ▁le th al ▁injection . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁stayed ▁all ▁execution s ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁between ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁delivered ▁its ▁r uling ▁and ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁top ▁court ▁decision . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁longest ▁period ▁with ▁zero ▁execution s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁decision ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁u ph eld ▁Kentucky ' s ▁method ▁of ▁le th al ▁injection ▁as ▁constitution al ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 7 – 2 . ▁No ▁single ▁opinion ▁carried ▁a ▁majority . ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Roberts ▁wrote ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁opinion ▁joined ▁by ▁Justice ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁Justice ▁Al ito , ▁that ▁was ▁later ▁ruled ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁opinion ▁in ▁G loss ip ▁v . ▁G ross ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁Justice ▁Al ito ▁wrote ▁an ▁opinion ▁conc urr ing ▁with ▁the ▁pl ur ality ▁reasoning , ▁while ▁Just ices ▁Stevens , ▁S cal ia , ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Bre yer ▁wrote ▁opinions ▁conc urr ing ▁in ▁the ▁judgment ▁only . ▁ ▁Justice ▁G ins burg , ▁joined ▁by ▁Justice ▁S outer , ▁wrote ▁the ▁l one ▁diss ent . ▁ ▁Pl ur ality ▁opinion ▁The ▁pl ur ality ▁opinion ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁John ▁Roberts