The Supreme Court blocked Alabama's plan to execute Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas, ruling it violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Lee had argued that nitrogen gas causes severe pain during suffocation, leading to inhumane suffering. The court upheld a lower court decision that found the method of execution unconstitutional, prompting Lee's execution to be delayed while he awaits an alternative death penalty method.
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