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Federal appeals court says Alabama nitrogen gas execution inflicts unconstitutional suffering

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution method likely inflicts a cruel and constitutionally impermissible degree of suffering on condemned inmates — but stopped short of blocking a scheduled execution set for Thursday.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution method likely inflicts a cruel and constitutionally impermissible degree of suffering on condemned inmates — but stopped short of blocking a scheduled execution set for Thursday.