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CRIMEJun 9 · 22:18 UTCSEATTLE TIMESKIM CHANDLER

Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel

A federal judge has permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas, declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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