Byron Black v. Frank Strada, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction

07/31/2025 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE BYRON BLACK v. FRANK STRADA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, ET AL.1 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 25-0414-IV Russell T. Perkins, Chancellor ___________________________________ No. M2025-01095-SC-RDO-CV ___________________________________ Byron Lewis Black, a death-row inmate scheduled for execution on August 5, 2025, challenges Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol. He asserts that the protocol, which uses a single dose of pentobarbital, is unconstitutional…