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Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Judge blocks Louisiana's 1st nitrogen gas execution over possible 'pain and terror'

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal

A federal judge halted Louisiana from immediately moving forward with the state's nitrogen gas execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr.

The Advocate · 3d

Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution halted for now following federal judge's ruling

Dick granted the preliminary injunction Tuesday after a daylong hearing Friday in which attorneys for condemned inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that the state's plan to use nitrogen hypoxia as his method of death amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

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I-TEAM: Newly released warrants show the role each suspect played hazing SU pledges

U.S. Chief District Judge Shelly Dick has blocked the State of Louisiana from carrying out the upcoming planned execution of ...

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Louisiana’s Jewish community protests nitrogen gas death row executions, seeing a link to ‘the decimation of our people’

A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...

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