Death row, Louisiana and March 18 execution

Jessie Hoffman, set to be executed in March, challenges Louisiana's use of nitrogen gas
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman said he has leaned on what he's learned through Buddhism to help him improve his life, including when he was recently served with a death warrant. "I was served a death warrant and immediately afterwards,
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution His lawyers say nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy Louisiana attorney general has vowed to carry out the execution A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution,
Louisiana death row inmate challenges gruelling execution method as he’s set to become state's first person to die by it
Louisiana inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. has argued the state's execution protocol is undisclosed and violates his constitutional rights
Family members plead for Jessie Hoffman's life as nitrogen gas execution date looms
Jessie Hoffman is scheduled to be the first person Louisiana puts to death using nitrogen gas. “Knowing the day he’s going to die is no easy task for anybody. For the most part he’s really the same guy,
Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution as state unseals nitrogen gas protocol
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing that the secrecy surrounding the state’s use of nitrogen hypoxia violates his constitutional rights.
Should Louisiana publicly release its nitrogen gas execution protocols? Courts weigh arguments
Louisiana's execution protocols have not been made public — even though the state plans to put a man to death using nitrogen gas asphyxiation later this month.
Louisiana execution protocol unsealed: Here’s how the state plans to use nitrogen gas
Louisiana officials have unsealed a redacted version of the state’s execution protocol for nitrogen hypoxia, providing the first public look at how the state
Louisiana death row inmate seeks more ‘humane’ method of execution
A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas ...
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Is there a way to execute Louisiana inmate without violating constitutional rights? Judge will decide
BATON ROUGE, La. - A federal judge hearing a challenge to Louisiana's death row protocols was in a quandary Friday: How can ...
Days before he's executed, Louisiana prisoner pleads for another method
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana man on death row is pleading with a judge not to be executed by gas just days before he's scheduled for his capital punishment. Jessie Hoffman is expected to be executed ...
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Louisiana death row inmate files suit to halt execution over use of nitrogen gas
(WVUE) - A Louisiana death row inmate scheduled to be the state’s first execution in 15 years had filed a federal complaint ...
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Lawyers: A Rush to Injustice – Louisiana’s Reckless Push to Execute Jessie Hoffman
In July 2024, the state legislature expanded its execution methods to include electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia, alongside ...
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Louisiana's execution protocol unsealed. New detailed plans to use nitrogen gas released.
Attorneys for the state and for death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. agreed Thursday to unseal a redacted version of Louisiana's new protocol for using nitrogen gas in executions, shedding public ...
Death penalty opponents file suit to save Jessie Hoffman
As the governor and others try to fulfill promises that the state will resume executing those awaiting the death penalty, ...