Louisiana’s Jewish community protests nitrogen gas death row executions, seeing a link to ‘the decimation of our people’
A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...
Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees with Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...
Judge Blocks Louisiana's First Nitrogen Gas Execution: 'Pain and Terror'
Lucifer himself could conceive of few more evil ways to execute someone than nitrogen hypoxia,' one spiritual leader for ...
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Chef, artists, business owners come out against Louisiana execution using nitrogen gas
After Louisiana scheduled its first nitrogen gas execution for March 18 -- currently being blocked by a federal judge -- ...
Advocates Cheer Judge Blocking Louisiana's First Ever Nitrogen Execution
U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction stopping the state from moving forward with Jessie ...
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution. The state says it will appeal
U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving ...
Louisiana attorney general files emergency brief with Court of Appeals over execution case
The Louisiana attorney general's office has filed an emergency brief with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a scheduled execution for next week.
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Judge blocks Louisiana's 1st nitrogen gas execution over possible 'pain and terror'
Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Louisiana attorney general files motion to resume Jessie Hoffman execution
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed an emergency brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals after a judge halted a death row inmate’s execution.