American Civil Liberties of Missouri Foundation v. Lombardi

ORDER

BETH PHILLIPS, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. (Doc. 13.) For the reasons discussed below, Defendant’s Motion is DENIED.

I. Background

Under Mo.Rev.Stat. § 546.720, the director of the Missouri Department of Corrections (“DOC”) shall choose an execution team that consists of persons who administer or provide direct support for the administration of lethal gas or lethal chemicals. Mo.Rev.Stat. § 546.720.2. The statute further provides that the identities of those execution team members shall be kept confidential. Id. Moreover, “[a] person…