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Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution, Court Rules

Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a full-face respirator mask. The protocol is nearly identical to that of Alabama, which became the first state to use nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution last year.

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Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules

"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on an indisputably more painful method of execution as its proposed alternative,

USA TODAY on MSN · 4d

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.

CNN on MSN · 5d

Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution

A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week.

WWL Radio New Orleans on MSN · 1d

Federal appeals court reinstates execution of condemned Louisiana inmate

The nitrogen gas asphyxiation execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr. is back on for next week after a ruling Friday from the U.S. Fifth Court of Appeals.

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From New Orleans parking worker to death row: See timeline of Jessie Hoffman's murder case

Louisiana is set to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman on March 18 using nitrogen gas, the state's first time using the ...

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Execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman scheduled for Tuesday

Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman is one step closer to his execution, which is scheduled for Tuesday.

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Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions. Here are the 56 people on Angola's death row.

Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions next week for the first time in 15 years, using nitrogen gas to execute Jessie Hoffman. Here's a look at who else is on death row in the state.

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Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees with Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture

Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...

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Death Row Inmate Who Robbed, Raped, Kidnapped And Killed A Woman Expects To Be Executed In A ‘Humane’ Way

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argues Louisiana is using the inmate as a test for the nitrogen method that has only been ...

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Is there a way to execute Louisiana inmate without violating constitutional rights? Judge will decide

BATON ROUGE, La. - A federal judge hearing a challenge to Louisiana's death row protocols was in a quandary Friday: How can ...

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