Criminal Law

Ohio Lethal Injection ruling
Press accounts are noting that: The Ohio judge in State of Ohio v. Ruben Rivera has ordered the state to eliminate two of the three drugs used in the lethal injection protocol and instead use a single anesthetic in future executions by lethal injection...

lethal injection hearings in Ohio
The Washington Post has a major piece on the Ohio pretrial lethal injection litigation. This time WaPo focuses on Dr. Mark Heaths testimony: Heath, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Columbia University, says it’s possible to perform lethal injection of prisoners in a humane manner, but that Ohio’s method falls below the standard for [...

"Lethal injection allowed"
"Lethal injection allowed": At "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, "In a widely splintered decision, the Supreme Court cleared the way for executions to resume across the country, concluding that the most common method of lethal injection does not violate the Constitution...

What if They Gave an Execution and No One Came
The state of Washington now finds itself without an executioner, following the abrupt resignation of its lethal injection team. The four volunteers who administer lethal injections to death-row inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla quit their positions because of fears their identities might become revealed as a result of a judicial ruling...

Happy () 25th Anniversary, Lethal Injection (but your time has come...)
Tomorrow, December 7, 2007, is the 25th anniversary of the first lethal injection in the USA. Charles "Charlie" Brooks Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas was the first man (and potentially the first innocent man killed by lethal injection, see here ) injected with the three drug-cocktail which would spread faster than any infectious disease to become the country's preferred method of state-killing...

Fourth Circuit rejects a challenge to lethal injection in Virginia
The Fourth Circuit on Thursday rejected a challenge to the Virginia lethal injection scheme (Emmett v. Johnson, No. 07-18 (4th Cir. July 10, 2008)). The panel split. Virginia’s protocol for lethal injection is substantially similar to that approved by the Supreme Court in Kentucky...

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Washington Car Accident
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other vehicle accidents in Washington state.

Catheterized Arrest
State of Washington pays $15,000 settlement after forcing a man to screen for intoxicants.

Washington State
Reaches Settlement in Child Care Workers Class Action

FDA Issues Warning about Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection
Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection FDA issues warning

Washington Post WPO Securities Fraud
Washington Post WPO

Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
Labeling Errors Prompts Recall of 250 mg/20 ml Injections