US Supreme Court Blocks Alabama Nitrogen Gas Execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an emergency order blocking Alabama's attempt to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas, a method some judges in Alabama have deemed unconstitutional. This decision sets up a legal showdown over the use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution.
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Supreme Court Blocks Alabama from Executing Inmate Using Nitrogen Gas
The unsigned decision for now spares Jeffery Lee, a convicted murderer, and could lead to a broader fight over the relatively new execution method.
By Rick Rojas and Abbie VanSickle
Read full article →US legal showdown looms over ‘heinous’ nitrogen gas after supreme court blocks execution
Supreme court rejects Alabama’s request to execute a prisoner, setting up showdown over method decried by experts as brutal The United States’ newest execution method, nitrogen gas, appears headed toward a legal showdown amid a widening controversy over whether it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. The US supreme court late on Thursday rejected the state of Alabama’s request to execute prisoner Jeffrey Lee with nitrogen gas, a method where a respirator is strapped to an inmate’s face ...
By Kim Bellware
Read full article →Supreme Court prohibits Alabama from using nitrogen gas for execution
Because of the ruling, Jeffrey Lee's execution will be delayed. He still faces the death penalty.
By Grady Martin
Read full article →Alabama asks appeals court to let Jeffery Lee’s nitrogen gas execution go forward tonight
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Alabama’s nitrogen protocol violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment
By Kim Chandler
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