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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on June 11 said Alabama can’t immediately execute a death row inmate using a controversial method of nitrogen gas that a lower court said is likely unconstitutional.

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Supreme Court on Thursday night blocked Alabama’s attempt to carry ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Alabama to move forward with a scheduled execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented from ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Thursday evening that Alabama cannot immediately execute a man using nitrogen gas. The decision upheld a lower court order that had blocked the execution on grounds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Alabama to move forward with a scheduled execution using nitrogen hypoxia.

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Updated on June 11 at 9:28 p.m. Alabama came to the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, asking the justices to allow the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee filed his challenge to the state’s use of nitrogen hypoxia last year. U.S. District Judge Emily Marks initially rejected his ...

A death row prisoner whose planned execution 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 ...