8 h. ago Louisiana is locked in a legal battle over its planned execution of a death row inmate

Louisiana has hit a roadblock in its plan to resume executions after a 15-year pause. At issue is the method -- death by nitrogen gas -- an which has been used only a handful of times in Alabama and puts one religious group in particular on edge.

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5 d. ago South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years

South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years  CNN

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5 d. ago Brad Sigmon: South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years

Brad Sigmon: South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years  CNN

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1 week ago Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate Richard Glossip

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate Richard Glossip  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Supreme Court Grants New Trial to Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma

Both sides had told the justices that long-suppressed evidence had undermined the case the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip.

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2 w. ago Richard Glossip: Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

Richard Glossip: Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate  BBC.com

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2 w. ago Supreme Court throws out death sentence, murder conviction of Okla. death row inmate

The court reversed the state court's judgement and sent the case back for a new trial.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma

The court reversed the state court's judgement and sent the case back for a new trial.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Kim Kardashian sued after misidentifying New York man as Texas death row inmate

Kim Kardashian sued after misidentifying New York man as Texas death row inmate  NBC Los Angeles

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2 w. ago South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method

A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.

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2 w. ago South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad

The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.

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