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The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Alabama’s emergency request to proceed with the execution of death row inmate Jeffery Lee using nitrogen hypoxia, leaving in place lower court rulings that found the execution method is likely unconstitutional. In a brief, unsigned order issued Thursday evening, the high court declined to intervene and allow the execution…
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Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a high-stakes death penalty dispute, seeking permission to carry out the execution of death row inmate Jeffery Lee using nitrogen hypoxia despite lower court rulings that found the method likely violates the Constitution. The emergency request, filed Thursday morning, June 11, 2026, comes just hours…
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a sweeping policy shift to resume federal executions, marking a significant reversal of the 2021 moratorium and signaling a broader expansion of capital punishment at the federal level. In a statement released last Friday, the DOJ confirmed it is actively seeking death sentences against 44 defendants and…
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