Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned after a federal appeals court overturned a ...

Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman is one step closer to his execution, which is scheduled for Tuesday.

"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the ...

"The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office in overturning ...

Molly Elliott's husband is speaking out for the first time in three decades as Jessie Hoffman's Louisiana execution, set for ...

A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed an emergency brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals after a judge halted ...

Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came just one week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on March 18. Hoffman has shown a ...

Minutes apart, courts in the neighboring states of Louisiana and Texas each stopped upcoming executions, one on Thursday and another on Tuesday.