A federal appeals court has disqualified a judge from hearing an Idaho death row inmate's lawsuit accusing prosecutors of fabricating evidence to prevent him from winning clemency, saying the judge should have recused herself due to her friendship with the top prosecutor in the case.

An Idaho judge has scheduled the execution of the state's longest-serving death row inmate following a botched attempt to administer his sentence earlier this year.

Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt in February