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Arizona agrees to settle part of death-penalty lawsuit
The state of Arizona has agreed to settle part of a lawsuit that protests the way it carries out executions.
Judge questions vow not to use sedative again in executions
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests how Arizona carries out the death penalty extracted promises in court from the state Wednesday that it won't use the sedative midazolam in future executions.
Ohio’s plan to renew executions breathes life into Arizona case
Ohio’s ability to acquire a controversial sedative used in lethal injections has come into play in a lawsuit seeking to strip away secrecy surrounding Arizona executions.
People have right to defend themselves even if it kills them, high court rules
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people convicted of murder have the right to represent themselves in the part of the trial where a jury is deciding whether they live or die.
Judge questions solidity of Arizona’s vow in execution case
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests the way Arizona carries out executions on Wednesday questioned the solidity of the state's promise that it was abandoning the sedative midazolam as one of its lethal-injection drugs.
Judge to mull whether suit over death penalty can continue
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests the way Arizona carries out executions is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday over whether death-row prisoners can press forward with their legal challenge now that the state says it doesn't have lethal-injection drugs available for executions.
Group wants to appeal decision in lawsuit over death penalty
The First Amendment Coalition of Arizona has asked a judge to clear the way for it to appeal a ruling last month that dismissed the group from a lawsuit protesting the way the state carries out the death penalty.
Lacking drugs, DOC tells judge Arizona can no longer carry out the death penalty
The Arizona Department of Corrections told a federal judge today the state cannot conduct executions because most of the supplies of drugs for lethal injection have dried up.
Judge wants update on Arizona’s supply of execution drugs
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests the way Arizona carries out the death penalty has told lawyers to be prepared later this month to reveal the status of the state's supplies of lethal-injection drugs.
U.S. Supreme Court rules against Maricopa County judge in death penalty case
Jurors deciding whether to sentence someone to death are entitled to be told that in Arizona the only alternative is life behind bars, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Ruling keeps in play a temporary ban on Arizona executions
A ruling by a federal judge Wednesday night kept in play a temporary ban on executions in Arizona, but it also allows condemned prisoners to press forward with a lawsuit protesting the way the state has carried out the death penalty.
Arizona faces drug-expiration deadline for executions
The state of Arizona technically had until today to obtain a death warrant before its supply of a crucial lethal injection drug expires.
