Opinion
Quin Hillyer: Federal judge was correct to delay barbaric execution by nitrogen gas
Available evidence indicates that death by nitrogen gas is inhumane, a violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against "cruel and unusual punishment." Judge Shelly Dick was right, at least for now,
Judge blocks Louisiana's 1st nitrogen gas execution over possible 'pain and terror'
Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
US federal judge temporarily blocks inmate’s execution by nitrogen gas
US District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that temporarily blocked a Louisiana inmate's execution by nitrogen gas, ruling that the largely untested method could
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,
Judge Blocks Louisiana's First Nitrogen Gas Execution: 'Pain and Terror'
Lucifer himself could conceive of few more evil ways to execute someone than nitrogen hypoxia,' one spiritual leader for condemned inmates told Newsweek.
Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution halted by federal judge
U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving forward with the execution of Jesse Hoffman Jr
Grandfather of 17-year-old shot after getting of school bus weighs in
U.S. Chief District Judge Shelly Dick has blocked the State of Louisiana from carrying out the upcoming planned execution of ...
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Fed Judge blocks planned execution in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - U.S. Chief District Judge Shelly Dick has blocked the State of Louisiana from carrying out the upcoming planned execution of an inmate using nitrogen hypoxia. Nitrogen ...
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Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal
U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving forward with the execution — which would have been Louisiana's first ...
Louisiana’s Jewish community protests nitrogen gas death row executions, seeing a link to ‘the decimation of our people’
A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...