Us Supreme Court Lethal Injections

Tennessee is set to hold its first execution in nearly a decade on Thursday when it plans to put to death by lethal injection a man convicted of the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl he was babysitting.

The US Supreme Court halted late Tuesday the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer, saying his lethal injection should be delayed pending a ruling on whether his medical condition would cause undue suffering.

The US state of Florida executed a convicted murderer Thursday who had been on death row 30 years for killing four people, including his five-year-old daughter, in 1985.

A death row inmate in Oklahoma who unsuccessfully sought to ban a controversial drug used in lethal injections will ask the Supreme Court to consider if capital punishment is constitutional, his lawyer said Friday.

The US Supreme Court today upheld the use of a controversial sedative in executions by lethal injection, saying it does not violate the Constitution.

The US Supreme Court was set to hear arguments about lethal injections Wednesday, after states began using alternative drugs -- believed by some to cause pain and suffering -- to carry out the executions.

The US Supreme Court is on Wednesday set to consider the constitutionality of a controversial lethal injection technique, in a key case that could have broader implications for capital punishment in America.

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Friday signed into law a bill that allows the use of nitrogen gas as an execution method if the US Supreme Court determines that the state's current lethal injection process is unconstitutional or unavailable.

A third execution by lethal injection has gone awry in six months, renewing debate in the US over whether there is a foolproof way for the government to humanely kill condemned criminals, and whether it's even worth looking for one.

A third execution by lethal injection has gone awry in six months, renewing debate in the US over whether there is a fool-proof way for the government to humanely kill condemned criminals, and whether it's even worth looking for one.

The US Supreme Court is under increasing pressure to consider halting death sentences by lethal injection after a convicted Arizona killer took two hours to die.

The US Supreme Court rejected two appeals for death row inmate Marcus Wellons late Tuesday, clearing the path for his execution in what would be the first since a botched lethal injection.

US states' reliance on hiding information about products used in executions is becoming increasingly common, a report said on Wednesday, a week after a botched execution left a man writhing in Oklahoma.

A drug dealer convicted of gunning down a rival in Texas 10 years ago was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, US authorities said.

Tennessee is set to hold its first execution in nearly a decade on Thursday when it plans to put to death by lethal injection a man convicted of the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl he was babysitting.

The US Supreme Court halted late Tuesday the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer, saying his lethal injection should be delayed pending a ruling on whether his medical condition would cause undue suffering.

The US state of Florida executed a convicted murderer Thursday who had been on death row 30 years for killing four people, including his five-year-old daughter, in 1985.

A death row inmate in Oklahoma who unsuccessfully sought to ban a controversial drug used in lethal injections will ask the Supreme Court to consider if capital punishment is constitutional, his lawyer said Friday.

The US Supreme Court today upheld the use of a controversial sedative in executions by lethal injection, saying it does not violate the Constitution.

The US Supreme Court was set to hear arguments about lethal injections Wednesday, after states began using alternative drugs -- believed by some to cause pain and suffering -- to carry out the executions.

The US Supreme Court is on Wednesday set to consider the constitutionality of a controversial lethal injection technique, in a key case that could have broader implications for capital punishment in America.

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Friday signed into law a bill that allows the use of nitrogen gas as an execution method if the US Supreme Court determines that the state's current lethal injection process is unconstitutional or unavailable.

A third execution by lethal injection has gone awry in six months, renewing debate in the US over whether there is a foolproof way for the government to humanely kill condemned criminals, and whether it's even worth looking for one.

A third execution by lethal injection has gone awry in six months, renewing debate in the US over whether there is a fool-proof way for the government to humanely kill condemned criminals, and whether it's even worth looking for one.

The US Supreme Court is under increasing pressure to consider halting death sentences by lethal injection after a convicted Arizona killer took two hours to die.

The US Supreme Court rejected two appeals for death row inmate Marcus Wellons late Tuesday, clearing the path for his execution in what would be the first since a botched lethal injection.

US states' reliance on hiding information about products used in executions is becoming increasingly common, a report said on Wednesday, a week after a botched execution left a man writhing in Oklahoma.

A drug dealer convicted of gunning down a rival in Texas 10 years ago was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, US authorities said.