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After courts nix nitrogen gas, Alabama asks to execute man by lethal injection
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office made the ask less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling calling the state's nitrogen method "likely unconstitutional."
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What happenedAlabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office made the ask less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling calling the state's nitrogen method "likely unconstitutional.".
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Alabama seeks lethal injection execution after court rejects nitrogen gas method". The other frames it as "After courts nix nitrogen gas, Alabama asks to execute man by lethal injection".
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Left / center-leftAlabama seeks lethal injection execution after court rejects nitrogen gas method
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Right / center-rightAfter courts nix nitrogen gas, Alabama asks to execute man by lethal injection
After courts nix nitrogen gas, Alabama asks to execute man by lethal injection
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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office made the ask less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling calling the state's nitrogen method "likely unconstitutional."
