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TN AG seeks to block inspection of Christa Pike's lethal injection drugs

Headline from WREG Memphis

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a new court filing allowing Christa Pike's legal team access to the drugs could reveal the identity of the state's supplier.

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  1. New York Post

    Tennessee’s lethal drug supplier fears retaliation after Christa Pike’s botched execution: court docs (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Tennessee prison officials are begging a judge to keep their lethal drug suppliers’ identities under wraps after Christa Pike’s botched execution, newly filed court documents reveal.

  2. Fox News

    Tennessee warns executions could grind to a halt if Christa Pike's lawyers see a single drug label: court docs (opens Fox News)

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    Tennessee officials warn that exposing their pentobarbital supplier could halt all future executions after Christa Pike survived two lethal doses.

  3. KAAL Rochester

    Tennessee seeks to block Christa Pike’s attorneys from inspecting drug used in failed execution (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    Tennessee is seeking to block Christa Pike’s attorneys from accessing the pentobarbital used in the 50-year-old inmate’s botched execution on the grounds that it would reveal the supplier. That's according to Friday court filings, in which the state asked a judge to rescind an order allowing Pike's …

  4. CBS News

    State seeks to block Pike's lawyers from inspecting execution drug (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tennessee is seeking to block Christa Pike's attorneys from accessing the pentobarbital used in the 50-year-old inmate's botched execution on the grounds that it would reveal the supplier.

  5. MS Now

    Tennessee seeks to block Christa Pike’s attorneys from inspecting failed execution drug (opens MS Now)

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    The request follows a judge's order to preserve evidence in a lawsuit filed by Pike's attorneys and reflects the secrecy surrounding execution drugs.

  6. WKRN Nashville

    Tennessee looks to block inspection of Christa Pike execution drug (opens WKRN Nashville)

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    WKRN Nashville's feed description

    Tennessee is working to block Christa Pike's attorneys from analyzing the lethal injection drug used in her failed execution.

  7. News Nation Now

    Tennessee tries to block Christa Pike team access to lethal injection drug (opens News Nation Now)

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    The state is arguing it would compromise the supplier's identity and violate state law.

  8. WREG Memphis

    TN AG seeks to block inspection of Christa Pike's lethal injection drugs (opens WREG Memphis)

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    WREG Memphis's feed description

    Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a new court filing allowing Christa Pike's legal team access to the drugs could reveal the identity of the state's supplier.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Tennessee seeks to block Pike’s attorneys from lethal injection drug probe (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Tennessee is seeking to block Christa Pike's attorneys from accessing the lethal injection drug used in her failed execution on the grounds that it would reveal the supplier in violation of state law, court filings show.

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