USA - Ohio. The full United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard argument about Midazolam

The full United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard argument in Ohio's appeal of a federal district court ruling granting death-row prisoners an injunction against the state's execution protocol. The District Court had granted a preliminary injunction barring Ohio from using the drug midazolam in a multi-drug execution, as well as conducting executions using a paralytic drug and the drug potassium chloride (see also April 6 and 25, 2017).