US Supreme Court leaves stay against Alabama’s nitrogen gas executions in place
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that declared Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol unconstitutional, blocking the state from proceeding with Jeffery Lee’s execution. Alabama’s attorney general and governor expressed disappointment, while Lee’s attorneys argued the decision affirmed the jury’s original life sentence recommendation.
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