Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules
"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on an indisputably more painful method of execution as its proposed alternative,
Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a federal appeals court overturned a lower judge’s ruling Friday.
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution His lawyers say nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy Louisiana attorney general has vowed to carry out the execution A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution,
Federal judge halts execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A federal judge has blocked the state of Louisiana from executing death row inmate Jessie Hoffman by nitrogen hypoxia. According to court documents ...
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution. The state says it will appeal
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas , which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday,
Louisiana is locked in a legal battle over its planned execution of a death row inmate
Louisiana has hit a roadblock in its plan to resume executions after a 15-year pause. At issue is the method -- death by nitrogen gas -- an which has been used only a handful of times in Alabama and puts one religious group in particular on edge.
Louisiana death row inmate challenges nitrogen gas as execution method
The man poised to become the first Louisiana death row inmate executed in 15 years scored a significant win Tuesday as he challenges the state's plan to use nitrogen hypoxia to carry out his death sentence.
Court overturns injunction in case of death row inmate
The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office in overturning ...
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Husband of Jessie Hoffman's victim torn over his execution: 'His death will not provide closure'
Molly Elliott's husband is speaking out for the first time in three decades as Jessie Hoffman's Louisiana execution, set for ...
Louisiana death row inmate seeks more ‘humane’ method of execution
A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas ...
Death Row Inmate Who Robbed, Raped, Kidnapped And Killed A Woman Expects To Be Executed In A ‘Humane’ Way
Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argues Louisiana is using the inmate as a test for the nitrogen method that has only been ...
Death row inmate set for nitrous gas execution, his attorneys say it violates his 4th amendment right
Jessie Hoffman Jr., now 46 years old, was sentenced to death for the 1996 abduction, rape, and killing of a woman in St.
Death penalty opponents file suit to save Jessie Hoffman
As the governor and others try to fulfill promises that the state will resume executing those awaiting the death penalty, ...
Federal judge halts execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman
BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has issued an order stopping the execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman, ...