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After Alabama carried out the country's first known execution by nitrogen gas last year, the state's attorney general delivered a message to other states: "Alabama has done it, and now so can you." ...

It’s amazing how much time and distance can change you.” State officials say they turned to nitrogen gas after drug companies have forbidden them from using their pharmaceuticals in executions.

Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights Giles Clarke/Getty A Louisiana inmate was scheduled to be the first ...

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for Louisiana to resume plans to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. next week with nitrogen gas. The New Orleans-based federal ...

A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. US District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary ...

A federal judge in Baton Rouge has issued a preliminary injunction to stop Louisiana from moving forward with its first nitrogen gas execution on March 18, though the state immediately moved to ...

While some states have passed or are considering legislation to allow nitrogen gas executions, it is uncertain how widely the method will be used. Public support for the death penalty is declining ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came just one week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on March 18. Hoffman has shown a ...