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nymag.comworld10 days agoUpdated
Supreme Court Blocks Alabama Nitrogen Execution
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined Alabama's request to lift a lower-court injunction, leaving in place a ruling that found the state's nitrogen hypoxia protocol unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. The 6-3 order prevents the scheduled execution of Jeffery Lee.