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Alabama inmate's nitrogen gas execution tonight hinges on last-minute appeal
Alabama's attempt to execute Jeffrey Lee using nitrogen hypoxia tonight is pending a Supreme Court decision after a federal judge previously banned the method. The state's attorney general has petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse this ruling.
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