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Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
A federal judge permanently blocked Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas, ruling the method unconstitutional. The judge noted Alabama could use lethal injection, the electric chair, or a firing squad instead, with the state considering next steps including an appeal.
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