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CRIMEJun 10 · 00:00 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press

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

A federal judge permanently blocked Alabama from executing Jeffrey Lee with nitrogen gas, ruling the method unconstitutional. The state can use lethal injection, electric chair, or a firing squad instead. The decision may lead to a U.S. Supreme Court challenge.

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