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July 23, 2014

Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Halt on Arizona Execution 
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The Supreme Court has granted Arizona's request to carry out an
execution after a lower court put it on hold. The Ninth U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals had sided with death row prisoner Joseph Wood, who
argued that Arizona must disclose its lethal injection methods and the
source of the drugs involved. It was said to be the first time an
appeals court delayed an execution because of drug secrecy. But on
Tuesday, the Supreme Court overturned the court's ruling, setting the
stage for Wood's planned execution later today.

 

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