Tag: lethal injection
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Executions remain on hold in Oklahoma as grand jury investigation continues, commission begins
Associated Press, Sunday, April 3, 2016 OKLAHOMA CITY — After Oklahoma bungled its last two lethal injections and had a third called off amid a drug mix-up, executions have come to a halt in a state that typically has one […]
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Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Responds to Supreme Court Ruing on Lethal Injection
On June 29, 2015, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Glossip v. Gross, ruling that the anti-anxiety medication midazolam is constitutional for use as the first drug in a three-drug lethal injection formula. The case […]
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OK DOC files another motion to dismiss ACLU First Amendment suit
Tulsa World, By Cary Aspinwall, Thurs. Oct. 23, 2014 Attorneys for the state of Oklahoma filed another motion this week to dismiss a federal lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that seeks to block the state from further restricting […]
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