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 ...
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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 -- ...
Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal
A federal judge halted Louisiana from immediately moving forward with the state's nitrogen gas execution of death row inmate ...
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 ...
Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next ...
Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution blocked by federal judge
A federal judge temporarily blocked Louisiana's first execution in 15 years after lawyers for the man argued nitrogen hypoxia ...
Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be ...
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 Hoffman Jr.'s execution.
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 condemned inmates told Newsweek.
Louisiana judge stops use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions
A victory for opponents of Louisiana’s decision to execute a man using nitrogen hypoxia as a federal judge grants their ...