Capital Punishment

The order means that it could be four more months until justices decide whether a newly organized firing squad or the electric chair are legal methods of execution

Executions will now be held at least 60 days apart rather than every 30 days in the state

“Arizona has a history of mismanaged executions that have resulted in serious questions and concerns about execution protocols,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said

The review found that the state hasn't complied with lethal injection processes since 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper drug testing

The state’s latest attempt to end nearly 12 years without an execution is to pass a new shield law to protect the identities of drug providers

Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested that executions be set 60 days apart, rather than the current 30-day timeframe

Several other states, including California and Georgia, allow for a multi-day execution process

"Supplying nitrogen for the purpose of human execution is not consistent with our company values," a company rep said

Prior to the ruling, execution warrants in the state were only valid for the day noted on the court order

Scott James Eizember’s attorneys did not deny he killed A.J. Cantrell, 76, and his wife, Patsy Cantrell, 70, on Oct. 18, 2003

Robert Fratta, 65, received a lethal injection of pentobarbital as his spiritual advisor prayed over him for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife in 1994

Robert Fratta, 65, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife in 1994

Amber McLaughlin, 49, spoke with a spiritual advisor as she received a lethal injection of pentobarbital for killing Beverly Guenther in 2003

Two 2022 called-off execution attempts have led to a top-to-bottom internal review of the Alabama death penalty process

Amber McLaughlin's scheduled execution for murdering a former girlfriend will be the first of an openly transgender woman