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Death Penalty Details Withheld

As high court weighs lethal injection, actual methods are shrouded in secrecy

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 7, 2008 8:56 AM CST

(Newser) – With a landmark case coming before the Supreme Court today on lethal injection, the Los Angeles Times examines the unusual secrecy that shrouds the execution method. Defense lawyers who argue that it inflicts unnecessary pain are routinely blocked from information about executioners and the drugs...   Read full story »

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