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Family, faith leaders gather at Governor's mansion in hope Landry will end execution order
Dozens of people gathered on the lawn across from the Governor's Mansion on Sunday afternoon to oppose the nitrogen-gas ...
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Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules
"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on ...
Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution, Court Rules
Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...
Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a ...
Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees with Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...
Legal battle continues over Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge blocked Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, citing concerns over cruel and unusual punishment. The ...
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Hoffman execution postponed on constitutional grounds
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In a developing story ... has agreed to block the state’s first use of that method. Inmate Jessie Hoffman’s lawyers say it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment ...