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Religion is baked into Louisiana's death penalty practices, but executions divide faith leaders
Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...
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Attorneys, advocates make last-minute bid to stop Louisiana’s execution of Jessie Hoffman
Hoffman’s execution is set for Tuesday after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a federal judge’s decision to ...
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Louisiana Man to Be Executed Tuesday by Nitrogen Gas – Court Refuses Claim of Unconstitutionality
BATON ROUGE, LA - A motion was filed earlier this month challenging the state of Louisiana's use of nitrogen gas for the ...
Federal judge halts execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman
A federal judge has blocked the execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman, citing concerns that nitrogen hypoxia would ...
Court overturns injunction in case of death row inmate
The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office in overturning ...
Death penalty protestors gather outside of Governor’s Mansion
Advocates against the death penalty from across the state and country showed up in front of the Governor’s Mansion this ...
Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked ...
Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned after a federal appeals court overturned a ...