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Alabama Executes Jeffery Lee After Courts Block State’s Nitrogen Protocol

The move highlights unresolved legal and moral disputes over judge‑imposed death sentences, prompting scrutiny of execution policies.

Idaho Makes Firing Squads the State’s Default Execution Method

Supreme Court Leaves Lower Courts’ Ban on Alabama Nitrogen Executions in Place

Supreme Court Denies Alabama Emergency Bid to Use Nitrogen Gas in Execution

Judge Permanently Bars Alabama From Executing Man With Nitrogen Gas

Florida Executes James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, for 1976 Murder

Justice Department Restarts Federal Executions, Authorizes Firing Squads if Drugs Are Unavailable

Justice Department Adds Firing Squad to Federal Execution Methods

China Confirms Execution of French Citizen Convicted of Drug Trafficking

Oklahoma Executes Kendrick Simpson for 2006 Double Murder

Alabama Sets March Nitrogen Execution Window for Accomplice in 1991 AutoZone Killing

U.S. Executions Reach 16-Year High of 47 in 2025

Florida Executes Mark Allen Geralds for 1989 Home-Invasion Murder as 2025 Total Hits 18

Knesset Panel Weighs Death Penalty Bill as Far-Right MKs Wear Noose Pins

Alabama Executes Anthony Boyd With Nitrogen Gas as Witnesses Report Prolonged Death

Alabama Executes Anthony Todd Boyd by Nitrogen Gas After Supreme Court Denies Final Appeal

Ohio Weighs Nitrogen Executions as Yost Urges Action, DeWine Extends Delays

Judge Denies Stay for Anthony Boyd Ahead of Alabama Nitrogen Execution

Utah Supreme Court Vacates Firing Squad Execution Date for Ralph Menzies, Orders New Competency Review

Alabama Sets Late-October Execution for Anthony Boyd Using Nitrogen Gas