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'capital punishment'

Drug firms don't want products used in Arkansas executions

The Associated Press continues to illustrate the essential under-handedness of the Arkansas execution process.
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UDPATE: Arkansas has purchased lethal injection drugs, including midazolam

Steve Barnes reports for Reuters that the office of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said yesterday the state now has drugs at the ready for use in lethal injections.
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Supreme Court approves drug for lethal injections

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 in favor of use of a drug in lethal injections challenged as cruel and unusual punishment in its effect.

Suit filed over new lethal injection law

As promised, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the new law on the state lethal injection procedure.
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Bill filed to end the death penalty

Sen David Burnett has introduced a bill to end capital punishment in Arkansas.

Life and death in the House

The House today approved legislation to restrict chemical abortions and to allow more people to see executions.
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Oklahoma botches one execution; stays another

An Oklahoma inmate died of a heart attack 40 minutes after his execution was botched last night. Another execution was stayed as a result and you'd now hope Oklahoma officials will be forced to do some explaining for why they fought so hard in court to go forward with these executions despite questions about the sources of drugs to be used.

Judge issues written order invalidating new lethal injection law

Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen today issued his written opinion on a decision he'd announced earlier from the bench that struck down a new Arkansas law on lethal injection as an unconstitutional delegation of power to the Correction Department.
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Drug problem halts capital punishment, maybe forever

The National Journal offers a long look at the troubled state of capital punishment in the U.S. thanks to the lack of acceptable drugs for the lethal injection process.

TGIF line is open

It's Friday. You're on.
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Friday night lines

The line is open. Closing out: * EXECUTION LAW CHALLENGED: A new state law specifying drugs to be used in executions still doesn't meet constitutional muster, inmates have argued in a new federal lawsuit.

The shameful Correction Department

Death Row inmates are pressing a claim — so far unrefuted — that states including Arkansas have relied on a virtually bootleg (and dubious) source for the chemical used in executions.
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