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Free NewsletterLawyers say Arizona not following execution rules
Lawyers for Arizona death-row inmates say the state is ignoring provisions in its own protocol on conducting injection executions.
A trial begun Monday in federal court examines claims that Arizona's execution practices violate inmates' rights by threatening to subject them to unconstitutional pain and suffering.
Inmate headed for execution to ask for mercy
An Arizona death-row inmate convicted of fatally beating a man is asking the state's clemency board for mercy.
Clemency board to consider death-row inmate’s case
Arizona's clemency board is set to decide Monday whether to stop or delay this week's scheduled execution of a death-row inmate convicted in the 1988 molestation and murder of a 9-year-old Yuma girl.
US Supreme Court rejects appeal by Arizona inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in which an Arizona inmate facing a scheduled execution Wednesday challenged the death penalty.
Suit accuses Arizona of violating public records law
Federal public defenders are accusing the Arizona Corrections Department of violating with the state public records law.
Court battles continue on eve of Arizona execution
Arizona death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan's scheduled execution is just a day away, and action is expected in both state and federal courts Monday as his lawyers try to block it.
