Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution, Court Rules
Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...
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Religion is baked into Louisiana's death penalty practices, but executions divide faith leaders
Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...
Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a ...
Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees with Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...
Legal battle continues over Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge blocked Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, citing concerns over cruel and unusual punishment. The ...
Judge Blocks Louisiana's First Nitrogen Gas Execution: 'Pain and Terror'
Lucifer himself could conceive of few more evil ways to execute someone than nitrogen hypoxia,' one spiritual leader for condemned inmates told Newsweek.
Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next ...
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Hoffman execution postponed on constitutional grounds
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In a developing story ... has agreed to block the state’s first use of that method. Inmate Jessie Hoffman’s lawyers say it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment ...