Nebraska sued for refusing to name execution drugs suppliers

Source: Associated Press


Margery A. Beck, Associated Press
 Updated 12:21 pm, Friday, December 1, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Nebraska's prison system Friday, accusing it of violating state public records laws by refusing to identify its suppliers of lethal injection drugs.

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services denied a Nov. 10 public records request by The Associated Press, and the Omaha World-Herald reported Tuesday that its request also was denied.

The department argues that the records are protected by attorney-client privilege and that the supplier is part of its "execution team," whose identities are confidential.

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"This lawsuit lays out Nebraska's shady history of backroom deals and attempts to circumvent federal law to obtain lethal injection drugs," ACLU of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad said in a written statement.

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