Execution drugs

(CN) — Two death row inmates in Texas claim the state is using expired lethal injection drugs and executions are are taking "significantly longer than they should." They further claim the state refuses to provide documentation about its pentobarbital stores or provide unredacted test results for the compounded pentobarbital in its inventory. The inmates are seeking court orders preventing the state from using expired drugs in their executions.Read the complaint here.Categories / Briefs, CriminalSubscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads