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Article: US Supreme Court upholds lethal injections, clearing the way for states to resume executions
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- April 17, 2008
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By approving the most widely used method of lethal injection, a fractious U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for American states to end the longest pause in executions in a quarter-century.
Almost immediately, Virginia lifted its moratorium on the death penalty. Mississippi and Oklahoma said they would seek execution dates for convicted murderers, and other states were ready to follow.
A halt of almost seven months in executions was brought on by the court's decision to review Kentucky's lethal injection procedures, which are similar to those in roughly three dozen states. The break is the longest since a 17-month period ending in August 1982.
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