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Court turns down man’s request to die by firing squad

The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon turned down a request from an Alabama inmate to block his execution, which is ...
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Florida Killer Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Block Execution, Citing Age As ‘Cruel Punishment’

Smithers' final appeal to halt his execution has reached the nation's highest court, one day after the Florida Supreme Court ...

Halt to Florida execution sought over legal representation for man convicted of Brevard 6-year-old’s murder

Attorneys are asking a federal judge to block next month’s scheduled execution of a convicted child killer, arguing Florida’s ...

MS death row inmate Charles Crawford petitioned to halt his execution. See status

Mississippi death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution. The defense and ...

Texas Court Blocks Execution of Robert Roberson in Landmark 'Shaken Baby' Case

Roberson has been saved again from becoming the first person to be executed based on disputed evidence of Abusive Head Trauma ...
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Utah Supreme Court blocks execution of prisoner with dementia who chose to die by firing squad

The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state’s Supreme Court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia.Ralph Leroy Menzies, ...

Alabama executes Anthony Todd Boyd by nitrogen gas for 1993 murder and kidnapping

ATMORE — The State of Alabama carried out its fifth execution of 2025 Thursday evening, putting Anthony Todd Boyd to death by ...

Federal judge won’t block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution

A federal judge on Thursday refused to stop an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama. Chief U.S District Judge Emily Marks ruled Anthony Boyd was unlikely to prevail on claims that the method is ...