Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks. For the past 15 years, Louisiana had paused executions due to a lack of political interest and inability to secure lethal injection drugs. But […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing that the secrecy surrounding the state’s use of nitrogen hypoxia violates his constitutional rights. On Thursday, attorneys for the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled an October execution by nitrogen gas for an inmate who has an ongoing lawsuit challenging the new method as unconstitutionally cruel. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday set an Oct. 23 execution date for Anthony Boyd, 53. Boyd is one of four men…
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A criminal justice watchdog group filed a new lawsuit challenging Louisiana's decision to carry out executions using gas. The lawsuit was filed on February 25, 2025, by attorneys from the Promise of Justice Initiative, who brought the suit on behalf of Jessie Hoffman, who is scheduled…