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

A federal judge banned Alabama from executing an inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, calling the method unconstitutionally cruel.

Alabama is waging a last-minute legal fight to execute a man with nitrogen gas on Thursday night, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside a judge's finding that the method violates the Constitution ...

The state can’t execute Jeffery Lee by lethal injection, argued his lawyers, because of a deal they made in a separate case ...

The Supreme Court said Alabama can't execute inmate Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas, a controversial method a lower court said is likely unconstitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Thursday evening that Alabama cannot immediately execute a man using nitrogen gas. The ...

Updated on June 11 at 9:28 p.m. Alabama came to the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, asking the justices to allow the execution of Jeffery Lee to proceed as scheduled on Thursday night. The lower ...

A federal judge permanently blocked Alabama from using nitrogen gas for executions, ruling the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method ...

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.

Because of the ruling, Jeffery Lee's execution will be delayed. He still faces the death penalty. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Thursday evening that Alabama cannot immediately execute a man using ...