#execution protocol

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices showed deep division Wednesday on the use of a sedative drug, midazolam, in executions — from accusations that death penalty opponents are engaged in “guerrilla” warfare to a pointed attack on whether Oklahoma’s lawyer could be trusted. In arguments that in...

The Supreme Court will consider on Wednesday whether Oklahoma’s execution protocol violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, in a case that could have huge implications for how states carry out the death penalty. The arguments will take place exactly one year after the s...