Supreme Court wont delay Louisiana execution as Gorsuch, liberal justices dissent
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote declined to stop Louisiana from carrying out its first execution in 15 years later Tuesday ...
South Carolina inmate facing execution calls his defense more superficial than a ‘Law & Order’ show
Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to be put to death next month want the state Supreme Court to stop his execution, ...
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Firing squad witness describes South Carolina execution of Brad Sigmon: "My heart started pounding"
But you don't know everything when some of execution protocols are kept secret, and it's impossible to know what to expect when you've never seen someone shot at close range right in front of you.
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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 ...
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Louisiana death row inmate seeks more ‘humane’ method of execution
The hearing occurred a week after Hoffman filed a lawsuit seeking to block his March 18 execution date, when nitrogen will be pumped into a mask strapped onto Hoffman, who was convicted of the ...
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US military’s classified space shuttle returns to Earth after secret mission
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first such execution in 15 years
A South Carolina man was executed by firing squad Friday — the first execution of its kind in the ... whose details are kept secret in South Carolina. He also feared an injection of ...
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South Carolina’s execution of prisoner by firing squad is the nation’s first in 15 years
The details of South Carolina’s lethal injection method are kept secret in South Carolina, and Sigmon unsuccessfully asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to pause his execution because of that.
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Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith Sigmon on Friday for the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, marking the first firing squad execution in the state in modern history ...
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A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
The details of South Carolina's lethal injection method are kept secret in South Carolina, and Sigmon unsuccessfully asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to pause his execution because of that.
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South Carolina double murderer Brad Sigmon chooses execution by firing squad
On Wednesday, he asked the US Supreme Court to stop his execution, arguing South Carolina's refusal to share information about its lethal injection protocol violated his due-process rights.
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US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in December 2023 on a secret mission. Launched by SpaceX, the X-37B vehicle carried no people, just military experiments.