The AP report is, "Ark. court hears arguments in death penalty case," via KATV-TV.
Lawyers for some of Arkansas' death row inmates want the state Supreme Court to strike down an amended version of the state's lethal injection law.
Attorney Josh Lee told the high court Thursday that the death row inmates should be afforded protections that animals are in a euthanasia law.
An attorney for the state said laws about cruel and unusual punishment already protect them.
Arkansas doesn't have any pending executions, in part because this lawsuit hasn't been resolved.
Lawyers for the death row inmates say the state's lethal injection law violates the separation of powers doctrine.
You can view archived video of the oral argument in Ray Hobbs v. Jack Harold Jones et al (11-1128) at the Arkansas Supreme Court website.
Earlier coverage of the Arkansas lethal injection challenge begins at the link.
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