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Justice Gorsuch's Dissent in Death Penalty / Religious Objection Case

In Tuesday's Hoffman v. Westcott, the Court denied a stay of execution; Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have granted… The post Justice Gorsuch's Dissent in Death Penalty / Religious Objection Case appeared first on Reason.com.

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Louisiana kills Jessie Hoffman in state’s first nitrogen gas execution

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman argued that the method violated his religious freedoms

The Independent UK

Louisiana uses nitrogen gas for first time in death row execution

Killing of Jessie Hoffman Jr for 1996 rape and murder of Mary Elliott is state’s first execution in 15 years

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US To Execute Four Death Row Inmates This Week

A 46-year-old man convicted of rape and murder is to be put to death by nitrogen gas in the southern state of Louisiana on Tuesday, the first of four executions scheduled this week in the United States.

International Business Times

Louisiana to use nitrogen execution method it bans for cats and dogs

State plans to carry out first judicial killing in 15 years on Tuesday using technique critics call inhumane

The Guardian - US

Louisiana Death Row Inmate With Days to Live Who Pleaded For More 'Humane' Way to Die Gets His Wish

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Louisiana from using nitrogen gas to execute a death row inmate just days ahead of his scheduled execution.

Latin Times

America’s next killing spree: 10 days, five states, six death-row prisoners set to die

Desolate spectacle of executions ramps up as the landscape of states’ laws on capital punishment is as riven as the US itself

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Louisiana Death Row Inmate With Days to Live Pleads With Court for More 'Humane' Way to Die

A Louisiana death row inmate scheduled to die on March 18 is pleading with the court to delay his execution, arguing that the use of nitrogen gas is cruel.

Latin Times

Nitrogen gas is banned in Louisiana to euthanize dogs. The state plans to use it to kill a death row inmate next month

‘This is a state that hasn't executed anybody in 15 years, and suddenly there’s this rush to kill,’ Jessie Hoffman’s attorney told The Independent

The Independent UK

Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date

A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson has died

The Independent UK

Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks

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