Responding to a lawsuit by an Alabama death row inmate, a federal appeals court says the state’s use of nitrogen gas to put people to death needs more study to determine whether it violates a ...

Alabama’s first scheduled execution of 2026 was halted on June 11. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed a lower court ruling to stand, blocking the state from using nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate ...

Justice Department cites supply problems for lethal injections Next federal execution could still be years away States revive older methods due to drug supply issues, while Alabama has pioneered ...

Responding to a lawsuit by an Alabama death row inmate, a federal appeals court says the state's use of nitrogen gas to put people to death needs more study to determine whether it violates a ...

Lethal injection remains the primary method in most states Twenty-eight states and the federal government authorize the use of lethal injection, in which an inmate has one or more deadly drugs ...