U.S. executions set for possible delay after Oklahoma court decision

An Oklahoma judge ruled on Wednesday the state’s secrecy on its lethal injections protocols was unconstitutional, a decision that could delay executions in other states where death row inmates are planning to launch similar challenges. County district court judge Patricia Parrish ruled the state violated due process protections in the U.S. Constitution by not providing the name of the drug supplier, the combination of chemicals and the dosages used in executions. Oklahoma’s attorney general said the office will appeal. Oklahoma and other U.S. states have been struggling to obtain drugs for executions.