Judge halts Arkansas plan to execute 8 inmates in 11 days

By ANDREW DeMILLO and KELLY P. KISSEL
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge dealt another blow Saturday to Arkansas’ unprecedented plan to execute eight inmates in an 11-day period, saying the men have the right to challenge a drug protocol that could expose them to “severe pain.”
The state still hopes to begin the executions Monday and the attorney general’s office promised an appeal to overturn U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker’s order. Arkansas’ supply