South Carolina inmate Freddie Owens challenges secrecy of lethal injection drug under new execution protocol.

Freddie Owens, a South Carolina inmate scheduled for execution on September 20, is challenging the lack of information about the lethal injection drug under a new protocol. His lawyers argue that the state's 2023 shield law prevents adequate disclosure, hindering his decision on execution methods, which include lethal injection, electrocution, or a firing squad. This legal dispute is part of multiple pending issues before the South Carolina Supreme Court as the state resumes executions after over a decade.