Alabama:  The parties yesterday jointly moved to dismiss with prejudice the case of In re Alabama Execution Protocol Litigation, No. 2:12-cv-316-WKW. On March 22, 2018, the governor signed a bill making nitrogen hypoxia available as a method of execution, at the option of the inmate. All the plaintiffs made the election, so their challenge to Alabama's lethal injection method is moot.

Nevada:  The drug company that makes midazolam got a judge to halt the execution of double murderer Scott Dozier, on the remarkable ground that "it will suffer damages to its business reputation which will impact investor relations and customer relations." And that overrides justice in a murder case? The Attorney General will file an emergency appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court, but it will be too late to carry out the scheduled execution tonight. David Ferrara has this report for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

California:  With the California Attorney General dragging his feet and failing to seek appellate review of the continued stays of execution despite adoption of the single-drug protocol, three California district attorneys have moved to intervene in the case -- the District Attorneys of San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Mateo Counties. Stay tuned.