Nitrogen gas executions are constitutional, federal judge rules
CBS News
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A federal judge has ruled that execution by nitrogen gas doesn't violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an Alabama inmate's claim that it causes excessive suffering.
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