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constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment
Coverage of constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment in the Nexus archive.
- US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions
A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions requires further study to determine if it violates the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The court expressed concerns about the method's compliance with constitutional standards.
- Nitrogen gas executions are constitutional, federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled that nitrogen gas executions do not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, dismissing an Alabama inmate's argument that the method causes excessive suffering.