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Arizona to death-row inmates: Bring your own execution drugs
The novel policy has drawn sneers from defense attorneys who were puzzled as to why the state would think that they would assist in killing their clients.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
State’s supply of execution drug expires in May
Attorneys for the Arizona Department of Corrections revealed today the agency’s supply of a controversial sedative used for executions will expire at the end of May, an announcement that could effectively put litigation to open the execution process on the fast track.
Documents: Arizona tried to illegally import execution drug
Arizona tried to illegally import a lethal injection drug that's not approved in the U.S. but never obtained it after federal agents stopped the shipment at the Phoenix airport, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
