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CRIMEJun 22 · 20:14 UTCFLORIDA PHOENIXRalph Chapoco

Alabama nitrogen gas ruling could reverberate beyond state

Federal courts blocked Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas in executions, ruling it causes unconstitutional suffering. The decision may deter other states from adopting the method and could influence shifts toward firing squads as an alternative execution method.

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Jeffery LeepersonAlabama Department of Correctionsorganizationnitrogen gastopicfederal courtsorganizationfiring squadstopicDeath Penalty Information CenterorganizationU.S. Supreme Courtorganization
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