Federal appeals court rules Alabama's nitrogen gas execution method needs more study on whether it violates cruel and unusual punishment ban, days before scheduled execution.
A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions requires further study on whether it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, days before a scheduled execution by that method.
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