The first is the Kentucky Lethal Injection litigation:

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The first is the Kentucky Lethal Injection litigation:

While conceding that the chemicals used to execute death row inmates in Kentucky might cause needless pain, the state’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that using them did not violate the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

“Conflicting medical testimony prevents us from stating categorically that a prisoner feels no pain,” Justice Donald C. Wintersheimer wrote for the unanimous court. “The prohibition is against cruel and unusual punishment and does not require a complete absence of pain.”