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Missouri plans to use the new execution drug in less than a month.
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Read More »Governor delays impending execution
Gov. Jay Nixon has delayed the scheduled execution of a Missouri inmate and ordered corrections officials to change the state’s method of lethal injection.
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Read More »Updated: Missouri sends back portion of execution drug supply
The Missouri Department of Corrections said Wednesday that it is returning the European-made portion of its supply of its execution drug, propofol.
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Read More »ACLU sues to get execution drug records
The American Civil Liberties Union said Friday that it is suing the Missouri Department of Corrections for failing to respond to a request for records about the state’s execution drug.
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court sets two execution dates
The orders reverse a decision the court made in August 2012, when it said executions would be “premature” because of an ongoing federal challenge to Missouri’s method of execution.
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Read More »Koster pitches new court on aging drugs
In a renewed motion to schedule the executions of two inmates, Attorney General Chris Koster said the state’s limited supply of propofol is expiring, putting at risk the state’s ability to carry out executions.
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Read More »Attorney General Koster asks Supreme Court to set execution dates of two inmates
The Supreme Court last August refused to schedule the executions, saying Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s May 2012 request was premature until questions on the use of propofol in executions are settled.
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