The Supreme Court late Thursday denied Alabama’s request to execute a man using nitrogen gas after two lower court rulings blocked the method and found it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The high court’s decision came … Read more
A death row prisoner whose planned execution on Thursday was suddenly halted became emotional when he learned that a federal court had ruled Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “It’s like an … Read more
A federal judge has banned Alabama from executing a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, reversing a previous opinion and concluding that the controversial and relatively new execution method is unconstitutionally cruel. The ruling, issued Tuesday, permanently prevents the state from putting Jeffrey Lee, 49, to death using nitrogen gas. Lee was scheduled to die … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas to put people to death needs more study of whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, a federal appeals court decided Monday. The state first used nitrogen for capital punishment in 2024, and the ruling could upend Alabama’s next scheduled execution on Thursday. … Read more
Federal judges block Alabama’s congressional map previously found unconstitutional – CBS News Watch CBS News A panel of three federal judges blocked Alabama Republicans’ attempt to use a 2023 congressional map previously ruled unconstitutional, citing “race-based discrimination.” CBS News’ Katrina Kaufman has more. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Friday that would demand the governor call special primary elections for impacted U.S. House districts if the Supreme Court allows the state to utilize district lines its legislature approved in 2023 but has been blocked from using. The governor also … Read more