Het Amerikaanse hooggerechtshof heeft geoordeeld dat de staat Alabama een ter dood veroordeelde man niet met stikstofgas om het leven mag brengen. Sinds de executie door stikstofgas in 2024 werd geïntroduceerd, heeft Alabama de methode zeven keer toegepast.

A federal appeals court says Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions needs more study to see if it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and…

Jeffery Lee was set to be executed by nitrogen gas Thursday.

Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment

De vorm van doodstraf is omsteden. Critici vinden dat de ter dood veroordeelden ontoelaatbaar lijden.

A federal judge ordered that Alabama is permanently enjoined from using nitrogen hypoxia execution, leading to an immediate appeal from the state.

La magistrate estime, dans sa décision, que ce moyen d’exécution viole l’interdiction constitutionnelle des peines cruelles et inhabituelles. Cette méthode est comparée par des…

U.S. District Judge Emily Marks ruled that the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment

Een rechter in de Verenigde Staten heeft de staat Alabama verboden doodstraffen met stikstof uit te voeren. De methode is volgens de rechter "wreed" en daarom in strijd met de…

La jueza federal Emily C. Marks determinó que el protocolo implica un riesgo sustancial de daño grave y frenó su aplicación en el caso de Jeffrey Lee, mientras la fiscalía estatal…

Moments after a federal judge permanently blocked his execution by nitrogen gas, Lee told NBC News he was prepared to keep fighting. His fate remains uncertain.

Because of the ruling, Jeffrey Lee's execution will be delayed. He still faces the death penalty.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is waging a last-minute legal fight to execute a man with nitrogen gas on Thursday night, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside a

Una jueza federal resolvió bloquear el uso del gas nitrógeno como método de ejecución en el estado de Alabama, al considerar que podría constituir un castigo cruel e inusual,…

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Alabama’s nitrogen protocol violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment

The Alabama Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using…

Alabama pide a Corte Suprema de EU permitir ejecución con nitrógeno. Te decimos qué dicen los aogados.

Supreme Court rejects Alabama request to carry out nitrogen gas execution after lower court said method unconstitutional

Lee’s case became the latest to test the legality of nitrogen gas executions. A lower court had ruled the method is unconstitutionally cruel.

The Supreme Court said Alabama can't execute inmate Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas, a controversial method a lower court said is likely unconstitutional.