Alabama Seeks to Execute Man by Lethal Injection After Court Ruled Against Nitrogen Method MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday asked permission to execute a man by lethal injection after court ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday asked permission to execute a man by lethal injection after court rulings blocked the use of nitrogen gas and cast doubt on the future of the state’s gas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gather outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, June 8, 2026, to oppose an upcoming execution in Alabama.

Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward. The Alabama Attorney General's office asked the Alabama Supreme ...

Alabama is seeking to execute a death row inmate by lethal injection after a court ruled that using nitrogen gas in the case would be unconstitutionally cruel. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services ...

June 12 (UPI) --The Supreme Court has denied Alabama's attempt to execute a prisoner with nitrogen gas after two lower courts denied the method, calling it cruel and unusual. The unsigned order from ...

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 The Supreme Court ...