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US federal judge blocks Alabama from executing man by nitrogen gas

The Guardian UK Tuesday 09 June 2026, 22:45 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishmentA federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing a man with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. US district judge Emily C Marks issued the decision a day after an appeals court reversed her ruling that the method is constitutional.

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

A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing a man with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

US district judge Emily C Marks issued the decision a day after an appeals court reversed her ruling that the method is constitutional.

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