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May 16, 2014

Media Outlets File Lawsuit Against Execution Drug Secrecy 
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Media outlets have filed a lawsuit in Missouri challenging the growing
secrecy around sources of death penalty drugs. The lawsuit filed by The
Guardian, Associated Press and three Missouri papers argues that the
public has a right to know the "type, quality and source" of lethal
injection drugs. The Guardian reports at least 13 states have changed
their rules to withhold all information from the public about how they
obtain the drugs.