Montgomery, Ala. — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that execution by nitrogen gas doesn't violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an Alabama inmate's claim that it ...

U.S. District Judge Emily Marks issued the ruling that could stop the execution of Alabama death row inmate Jeffery Lee this week.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that execution by nitrogen gas does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an Alabama inmate’s claim ...