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May 25, 2021

Executions for 2 inmates draw nearer

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday set deadlines for the state attorney general to file his motions for warrants of execution for two death row inmates.

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May 18, 2021

Death penalty return takes state backwards

We must do everything in our power to shut down Arizona’s machinery of death once more. By attempting to restart it, Attorney General Brnovich is acting against Arizona’s interests, and ignoring what years of research have made startlingly clear: the death penalty fails to deliver justice by every conceivable measure.

Mar 18, 2021

Secrecy prevails as executions to resume

Arizona is readying to resume executions after nearly seven years, although the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry did not provide reassurances that the medical team or the drugs used would avoid issues that surfaced through litigation leading up to and during the hiatus.

Aug 27, 2020

Attorney general offers again to get drugs for executions

Attorney General Mark Brnovich sent a pointed message August 20 to Gov. Doug Ducey: I can get you the necessary drugs when you’re finally ready to start executing murderers. Brnovich... […]

Jul 15, 2020

AG renews plea to governor to begin executions in Arizona again

Attorney General Mark Brnovich is once again pressuring Gov. Doug Ducey to pave the way for executions in Arizona. In a letter this week, Brnovich told the governor that it... […]

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Jul 26, 2019

Brnovich urges Ducey to start executions again in Arizona

Now that the federal government plans to resume capital punishment, Arizona should as well, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

Sep 21, 2017

Federal judge rules state not required to reveal source of execution drugs

The right of the press to access executions does not imply the right to related information, according to U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow.

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Apr 21, 2017

Federal government not releasing seized drugs for Arizona executions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined Arizona and Texas will not take possession of more than a thousand vials of an anesthetic used for lethal injections.

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Oct 17, 2016

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.

Apr 8, 2016

Judge mulls whether to let Arizona’s executions resume

A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on an effort by Arizona to dismiss a lawsuit over how it carries out the death penalty in a decision that could let the state resume executions.

Dec 14, 2015

Arizona executions on hold as death penalty lawsuit gains new life

A lawsuit to strip away the secrecy of Arizona’s executions will begin again after a year on hold.

Apr 29, 2015

Supreme Court debates challenge to execution drug

Supreme Court justices engaged in an impassioned debate Wednesday about capital punishment, trading unusually combative words in a case involving a drug used in several botched executions.

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