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• Texas executes avowed racist in black man's dragging death

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  The man responsible for the dragging death of a black man was executed on Wednesday

• Convicted ringleader in Texas dragging death to be executed

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  The inmate was put on death row for chaining a man on the back of a truck and dragging his body for nearly three miles

• Ark. faces new court fight over sedative for executions

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  A federal lawsuit filed by death row inmates has renewed a court fight over whether the sedative Arkansas uses for lethal injections causes torturous executions

• Ala. seeks new execution date for inmate spared by clock

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  Justices lifted a stay that blocked the execution, but the order came about 90 minutes after the death warrant expired

• Supreme Court rejects death row appeal over anti-gay jurors

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  The Court won't take up a case of a death row inmate who claims jurors discriminated against him for being gay

• Texas Supreme Court says execution drug supplier can remain hidden

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  A lawsuit filed by inmates argued that the supplier's identity was needed to verify the quality of drugs used for executions

• Ala. inmate who wanted nitrogen spared lethal injection

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  The man was spared lethal injection when his death warrant expired before the Court voted to let the execution proceed

• Calif. seeks death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' case

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  The move comes less than a month after Gov. Newsom announced a moratorium on executing any inmates

• Appellate court denies execution stay for Ala. inmate

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  The court won't halt the lethal injection of an inmate who asked to be put to death with nitrogen gas

• Texas bans clergy from executions after Supreme Court ruling

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  Prisons will no longer allow clergy in death chambers after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated

• US Supreme Court rejects Okla. death row inmate's appeal

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  The Court rejected an appeal from the inmate who argued a racist juror tainted the outcome of his trial

• Drugmakers object to Ark. execution secrecy measure

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  Both companies oppose the use of their drugs in executions, and have put controls in place to ensure they're not used for capital punishment

• Calif. justice calls death penalty system dysfunctional

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  Associate Justice Goodwin Liu made the comments two weeks after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom placed a moratorium on executions

• Justices rule against Mo. inmate with rare health issue

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  The state can execute an inmate who argued his condition will result in severe pain if he is put to death by lethal injection, SCOTUS ruled

• 2 death row inmates similar requests, but different results

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  Both inmates had a similar plea

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