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Opinion | Alabama’s death machinery is now driven by politics, not justice
12 Dec 2025 15:19 GMT
… justice.
For years, Alabama’s lethal injection protocol has been a national … reason to press harder.
When lethal injection faltered, he championed nitrogen hypoxia … firmly in its corner.
Justice Samuel Alito, often a champion of the …
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Convicted hitman objects to being execution 'guinea pig' after lethal injection failure
04 Oct 2023 20:21 GMT
… protocols themselves. SOUTH CAROLINA OBTAINS LETHAL INJECTION DRUGS TO CARRY OUT DEATH … earlier appeals, Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas argued in … or readily implementable alternatives to ... lethal injection" in 1983. It is …
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Hitman who killed minister’s wife objects to being new execution ‘guinea pig’ after failed lethal injection
04 Oct 2023 08:11 GMT
… earlier appeals, Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas argued in … or readily implementable alternatives to ... lethal injection" in 1983. It is … an alternative to death by lethal injection.
The Alabama Department of Corrections …
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Alabama fails to execute inmate by lethal injection
16 May 2023 14:23 GMT
… sought to execute Smith by lethal injection. Officials called off the execution … .
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have ruled … inmates using lethal gas.
A lethal injection chamber in Alabama. (Dave Martin …
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Supreme Court rejects Alabama's bid to use lethal injection against inmate's wishes
15 May 2023 13:47 GMT
… to the Constitution.
A lethal injection chamber in Alabama.Dave … to execute Smith by lethal injection. Officials called off the … justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have … 2015 case, conservative Justice Samuel Alito referred to it as …
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This Pharmacist Said Prisoners Wouldn’t Feel Pain During Lethal Injection. Then Some Shook and Gasped for Air.
29 Apr 2023 11:06 GMT
… Facing constitutional challenges to their lethal injection protocols, states have tapped … experts who testified that Arkansas’ lethal injection protocol, which included midazolam, … majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, said Evans’ testimony was …
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The Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explained
04 Dec 2025 14:23 GMT
… in Hall, for example, Justice Samuel Alito accused the majority of striking … use a particular method of lethal injection that can cause inmates to …
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Oklahoma seeks execution of 25 prisoners after federal judge denies challenge to state’s lethal injection protocol
15 Jun 2022 02:46 GMT
… pain and suffering.”
Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol uses three drugs: the … autopsies of prisoners executed by lethal injection including midazolam and testified at … midazolam could go forward.
Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, argued …
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Justice Alito Defends Lethal Injection Expert Who Did His Research on Drugs.com
29 Oct 2021 19:04 GMT
… . Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito repeatedly defended his testimony. In … fact:
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Sotomayor compares lethal injection to being burned at the … someone:
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Breyer challenges lethal injection in its entirety. Scalia calls …
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Supreme Court rules man can be executed by lethal injection after claim it would cause 'severe pain'
01 Apr 2019 16:15 GMT
… Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughTrump … stage” of his execution by lethal injection, before he was fully … proceedings that executing Bucklew by lethal injection risks subjecting him to …