In her first vote as a Supreme Court Justice, Elena Kagen joined the minority opinion to grant a stay of execution of convicted murderer Jeffrey Landrigan over questions about the safety of a drug used in lethal injections. Shortly after the stay was overturned, the State of Arizona executed Landrigan.
Questioning the safety of a drug used in executions? I'd say it wasn't very safe...but it sure was effective.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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