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US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions

A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas to put prisoners to death needs more study of whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment

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How the redistricting battle is taking shape ahead of midterms

This extensive redistricting effort, which is still unfolding, could significantly alter the political landscape

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Barry Moore and Jared Hudson advanced from the May 19 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama to the June 16 primary runoff

Since no candidate won 50% of the vote in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, the top two vote getters — Barry Moore (R) and Jared Hudson (R) — advanced to the Republican primary runoff on June 16, 2026. Ahead of the Republican primary on May 19,…

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At the Races: Hitting the gas

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari As the Iran war continues to roil global oil markets, rising…

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‘You cannot unsee it’: what happened next for this year’s Oscar documentary nominees?

Films about prison abuse, ovarian cancer, women’s rights in Iran and more have impressed the Academy, but what real-world impact have they had?

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What to know about the Alabama man granted clemency two days before his execution

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery

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Supreme Court hears Alabama death penalty case for man with intellectual disability

Joseph Clifton Smith, 55, has been on death row roughly half his life

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Killer executed with controversial nitrogen gas uses final words to call for change to justice system

Anthony Boyd, 54, was sentenced to death for his role in killing Gregory Huguley in Talladega County

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‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help

The Guardian - US

Rep. Barry Moore enters race for open Alabama Senate seat - Roll Call

Calling himself a “Trump conservative,” the Republican joins a primary field that also includes the state attorney general and a former Navy SEAL.

Roll Call

Alabama attorney general pushes for trial of an ex-officer accused of fatally shooting an armed man

The Alabama Attorney General opposes immunity for a former police officer charged with murder

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Alabama governor signs speedy trial bill into law, seeking to speed prosecution of violent crimes

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to get them to trial more quickly

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Can Trump Broker a TikTok Sale Before the April 5 Deadline?

The president seems optimistic. It's not clear why.

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Alabama can't prosecute groups who help women travel to get an abortion, federal judge says

A federal judge has ruled that the Alabama attorney general can't prosecute groups who help Alabama women obtain abortions in another state

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Key court hearing as Alabama threatens prosecutions over abortion support

Experts say victory for state could give green light for other states to attack those who help women travel for procedure

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Alabama Attorney General Brags About Leading The Nation In Executions, Gets Ripped Apart: 'What Kind of Monster Are You?'

Many social media users pointed out the hypocrisy of the deeply Christian state gleefully ending so many lives.

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Alabama executes man who killed five, including pregnant woman, and welcomed his own death sentence

Derrick Dearman had written a letter to the Alabama Attorney General requesting to be executed

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The Emmerdale superfan helping to spread the soap opera across the world

This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.The Independent is trusted by 27 million…

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Alabama to carry out the 2nd nitrogen gas execution in the US

Alabama is preparing to carry out the nation’s second nitrogen gas execution

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Second nitrogen gas execution set to go ahead in Alabama

Alan Miller, 59, is scheduled to be put to death in September

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Alabama to move forward with nitrogen gas execution in September after lawsuit settlement

Alabama’s attorney general says another nitrogen gas execution will go forward in September

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Alabama death row inmate asks for no autopsy after execution due to his religion

Keith Gavin’s attorneys said the filing is not an attempt to stop the execution from going ahead

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Alabama double killer becomes first death-row inmate put to death in state since nitrogen execution

Jamie Ray Mills, 50, was executed by lethal injection on Thursday

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Federal Judge Allows Lawsuits Against Alabama AG Over Abortion Threats

Federal judge allows lawsuits against Alabama AG over threats to prosecute those aiding out-of-state abortions, intensifying legal battles over reproductiv...

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