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Death row inmates sue state over lethal drugs
Six death row inmates, including one scheduled to die July 23, sued the state today in federal court, alleging the secrecy surrounding the lethal drugs to be used in executions violates their First Amendment rights.
Lethal mix: Arizona in spotlight of debate over execution drugs
Arizona is about to become a hotbed of debate over the secrecy surrounding executions, an issue in which the U.S. Supreme Court has taken notice.
Death row inmate wants execution delayed to determine source of lethal drugs
A condemned prisoner wants his execution delayed until the state says where it got drugs that will be used to kill him, or after the investigation of a botched execution in Oklahoma is complete.
Arizona to resume executions using mix of painkiller and sedative
The Arizona Department of Corrections is going to resume executions by using a secret pharmacy to mix a drug combination that left an Ohio prisoner choking and snorting for 19 minutes as he died in January.
