Supreme Court blocks Alabama nitrogen execution

Justices block Alabama's Thursday execution request in federal court, keeping Jeffery Lee under a nitrogen-gas injunction

Jun 11, 11:30 PM EDT Cross-checked across 5 sources

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The Supreme Court left an injunction in place, stopping Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas while his death sentence remains.

Frame 1Justices block Alabama's Thursday execution request in federal court, keeping Jeffery Lee under a nitrogen-gas injunction.
Frame 2A lower-court injunction remains in place after judges found Alabama's nitrogen protocol unconstitutional for Lee.
Frame 3The state said the execution was off and it would not try another method that evening.
Frame 4The order split 6-3; Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have let Alabama proceed.
Frame 5Lee remains under a death sentence, but his lawyers point to a jury vote for life.
Frame 6Alabama's attorney general says the state will keep seeking to carry out the sentence.

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Published: Jun 11, 11:30 PM EDT
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