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Federal judge blocks gas execution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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What happened MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
The headline split One side frames it as "Federal judge blocks use of Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol". The other frames it as "Federal judge blocks gas execution".
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Left / center-leftFederal judge blocks use of Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol

Ohio Capital Journal · Center-left · News report

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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Jun 11, 7:44 AM

Federal judge blocks gas execution

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on crue...

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Ohio Capital JournalNews report · Jun 11, 7:00 AM

Federal judge blocks use of Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol

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A federal judge Tuesday ruled that Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol constituted “cruel and unusual punishment,” throwing future uses of the controversial method into doubt. U.S. Di...

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