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Two lower courts had earlier blocked the use of nitrogen gas in executions, finding the method likely violates the US Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Last year, the number of executions was 47, the largest number in 16 years.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Gregg said that death sentences and executions could resume because the court was satisfied that the penalty could be administered in a way that guaranteed that capital defendants would be treated fairly and equally.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

In his first term, he ended a 20-year moratorium on executions committed by the federal government.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The increasing rate of executions in Alabama went against the national trend.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson