DOJ, voting rights groups drop lawsuit against Alabama Secretary of State
The U.S. Department of Justice and voting rights groups have dropped a lawsuit filed against Alabama and Secretary of State ...
Louisiana puts man to death in its first nitrogen gas execution, his lawyer says
Before his execution, lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was 18 when he was convicted of the 1996 murder of a 28-year-old ...
Louisiana becomes second state, after Alabama, to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas
It was the fifth time nitrogen gas was used in the U.S. after four executions by the same method — all in Alabama.
Louisiana executes inmate with nitrogen gas method after narrow Supreme Court decision
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first ...
Louisiana executes death row inmate Jessie Hoffman using nitrogen gas
Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed Tuesday evening that Louisiana had carried out the execution of death row inmate ...
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Louisiana executes its first inmate by nitrogen gas after Supreme Court declines to intervene
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay to block Louisiana's execution of an inmate by use of nitrogen gas. 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman Jr. became the first person ever to be ...