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Questions Over Death Penalty Drugs

Questions Over Death Penalty Drugs

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ACLU of Nebraska officials have written the US Attorney requesting her to investigate the state’s effort to obtain lethal injection drugs.
Nebraska ACLU Legal Director Amy Miller claims documents obtained through an open records request indicate federal authorities informed state officials federal law prohibits the importing of the drugs. Miller contradicts Governor Pete Ricketts’ assertion that the state is in discussions with the Drug Enforcement Agency to import the drugs. . .


Miller says documents obtained through an open records request indicate federal officials have told state officials federal law prevents the drugs from being imported. . .


The ACLU says Nebraska has already paid 50-Thousand dollars to Harris Pharma of India for drugs it cannot legally import.
The Nebraska chapter has written US Attorney Deborah Gilg, requesting a federal investigation.

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