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Supreme Court Upholds Execution Drug

In a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court has upheld Oklahoma's use of midazolam in executions. The reasoning:

Alito said the prisoners failed to identify a “known and available alternative method of execution that entails a lesser risk of pain,” which he said was required under the court’s previous ruling upholding lethal injection. And he said plaintiffs had failed to establish that a massive dose of midazolam “entails a substantial risk of severe pain.”

Some background is here. The opinion is here.

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    Ruling Is Cruel and Unusual (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by john horse on Tue Jun 30, 2015 at 05:50:15 AM EST
    I just don't understand Alito's reasoning.  If a form of execution is cruel and unusual, he would require prisoners (not the state) to p