MONTGOMERY — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the use of lethal injection in a 7 to 2 decision Wednesday.
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The majority of the Supreme Court agreed that the three-drug cocktail used in Kentucky's lethal injection is not "cruel and unusual" as defined in the Eighth Amendment, clearing the way for executions to resume.
But state officials say it could take some time before executions are rescheduled and carried out.
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