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Lethal Injection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
With SCOTUS blessing and foreign drugs, Arizona completes lethal injection execution
Main October 27, 2010With SCOTUS blessing and foreign drugs, Arizona completes lethal injection executionAs detailed in this CNN story, which is headlined "Arizona convicted killer's last words: 'Boomer Sooner'," the…
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Federal district judge blocks planned Arizona execution because of drug mystery
Main October 25, 2010Federal district judge blocks planned Arizona execution because of drug mysteryAs detailed in this new piece from the Arizona Republic, a "federal judge today blocked Tuesday's planned…
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A new kind of legal attack on lethal injection drug in Arizona
Main October 23, 2010A new kind of legal attack on lethal injection drug in ArizonaAs detailed in this New York Times article, which is headlined "Use of Drug Challenged in…
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Ohio completes “record” eighth (uneventful?) single-drug execution of 2010
Main October 6, 2010Ohio completes "record" eighth (uneventful?) single-drug execution of 2010As detailed in this local article, which is headlined "Ohio executes record eighth man this year," the Buckeye State…
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“Calif execution try collapses after court setbacks”
Main September 29, 2010"Calif execution try collapses after court setbacks"The title of this post is the headline of this new AP article providing the latest death penalty news from California.…
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pushes back California’s execution plans slightly
Main September 27, 2010Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pushes back California's execution plans slightly As detailed in this new AP article, "California's first execution in nearly five years was pushed back almost…
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Latest California efforts to get back into the execution business
Main September 22, 2010Latest California efforts to get back into the execution business As detailed in this front-page article in today's San Francisco Chronicle, the state with the nation's largest…
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The latest judicial hold-up of executions in California
Main September 1, 2010The latest judicial hold-up of executions in California The state with the largest death row in the US appears to be trying, by may not be likely,…
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“Anesthesia shortage may delay executions”
Main August 28, 2010"Anesthesia shortage may delay executions" The title of this post is the headline of this new USA Today piece. Here are excerpts: A nationwide shortage of several…
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Ohio completes its seventh one-drug execution of 2010
Main August 10, 2010Ohio completes its seventh one-drug execution of 2010 As detailed in this local story, here in Ohio a "man who admitted that he 'flipped out' and murdered…