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Judge Kills Okla. Execution Law

For being too secretive about drugs.

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Reuters

Oklahoma's execution law is too secretive about the drugs used to kill inmates and is therefore unconstitutional, a district judge ruled Wednesday. Two prisoners on death row sued the state to disclose who was making the drugs that would kill them and find out if they were pure. The law prevents even prisoners from learning the source of the drugs. County District Judge Patricia Parrish said the secrecy is a "violation of due process because access to the courts has been denied."

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