Alabama’s Nitrogen Execution Plan Raises Grave Constitutional Questions

In a move that tests the boundaries of constitutional protections, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has scheduled an execution by nitrogen gas for October 23, setting the stage for a critical legal battle over this controversial method. Anthony Boyd, convicted in a brutal 1993 murder case, faces death by nitrogen hypoxia amid ongoing lawsuits challenging whether such a method constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Is Alabama Ignoring Constitutional Limits in Its Pursuit of Controversial Executions? Alabama’s decision to proceed with executions using nitrogen gas is emblematic of a broader trend where states experiment with untested and arguably...