Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama's Nitrogen-Hypoxia Execution Method
By
Matt Ford
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Summary
The article discusses the Supreme Court's recent ruling on Alabama's use of nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method. While the state has already executed seven death-row prisoners using this method, the shadow docket ruling reveals a divide among justices on how cruel an execution can be. The process involves placing a mask over the inmate's face so they breathe only pure nitrogen until death, removing oxygen from the air they inhale.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAlabama's plan is to simply subtract the oxygen—or, more accurately, to place a mask over Lee's face so that he only breathes pure nitrogen until he dies.
The state has already killed seven death-row prisoners by this method; Louisiana also executed a man via nitrogen hypoxia last year.
A shadow docket reveals that for some justices, there are limits to how cruel an execution can be. And for others, there are none.
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