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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., addresses supporters during the Michigan Democratic election night party in Detroit. A hearing is planned for Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in federal court on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and joined by longtime Michigan Congressman John Conyers that takes aim at a requirement that petition collectors be registered voters, as part of a larger challenge to an order removing Conyers' name from the primary ballot in August. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)

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Attorney Patrick Soluri told members of the Sacramento City Council that he planned to file a lawsuit to block the city's subsidy of a new arena for the Kings NBA basketball team, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The council voted 7-2 on the package that clears the way for construction of a $477 million downtown arena.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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A death penalty opponent picks up a sign at the start of a vigil outside St. Francis Xavier College Church hours before the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court panel granted a temporary halt to the execution of Bucklew on Tuesday evening citing concerns that he could suffer during lethal injection due to a rare medical condition. The panel's ruling could be overturned by the full appeals court, or by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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A group of death penalty opponents hold a vigil Tuesday, May 20, 2014, outside the prison where Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew was scheduled to be executed in Bonne Terre, Mo. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has issued an order halting the planned execution of Bucklew scheduled for 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, but the order indicates that he or the high court will have more to say about the matter. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Death penalty opponent Joyce Engle holds a sign as she sits on the stairs of St. Francis Xavier College Church during a vigil hours before the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court has granted a stay of execution for Bucklew, hours before he was scheduled to die for killing a southeast Missouri man in 1996. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday cited concerns about Russell Bucklews' rare medical condition, which raised the risk of "unnecessary pain and suffering by the inmate." (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Death penalty opponents hold a vigil outside St. Francis Xavier College Church hours before the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court has granted a stay of execution for Bucklew, hours before he was scheduled to die for killing a southeast Missouri man in 1996. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday cited concerns about Bucklews' rare medical condition, which raised the risk of "unnecessary pain and suffering by the inmate." (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Death penalty opponents Charles Skaer, left, and Herve Deschamps, second from left, participate in a vigil with others outside St. Francis Xavier College Church hours before the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court has granted a stay of execution for Bucklew, hours before he was scheduled to die for killing a southeast Missouri man in 1996. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday cited concerns about Bucklews' rare medical condition, which raised the risk of "unnecessary pain and suffering by the inmate." (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Death penalty opponents Joyce Engle, left, and Kate McCoy hold a signs as they take part in a vigil outside St. Francis Xavier College Church ahead of the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court has granted a stay of execution for Bucklew, hours before he was scheduled to die for killing a southeast Missouri man in 1996. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday cited concerns about Bucklews' rare medical condition, which raised the risk of "unnecessary pain and suffering by the inmate." (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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A group of death penalty opponents hold a vigil outside St. Francis Xavier College Church hours before the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court has granted a stay of execution for Bucklew, hours before he was scheduled to die for killing a southeast Missouri man in 1996. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday cited concerns about Bucklews' rare medical condition, which raised the risk of "unnecessary pain and suffering by the inmate." (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Death penalty opponent Herve Deschamps holds a sign over his head during a vigil outside St. Francis Xavier College Church hours before the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew, Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis. A federal appeals court panel granted a temporary halt to the execution of Bucklew on Tuesday evening citing concerns that he could suffer during lethal injection due to a rare medical condition. The panel's ruling could be overturned by the full appeals court, or by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)