Judge stops Alabama execution to evaluate inmate’s mental fitness.

Alabama Judge Delays Execution for Mental Health Evaluation An Alabama judge has put a hold on David Lee Roberts’ execution to assess the mental competency of death row inmates. Roberts was set to face execution on August 21 due to the state’s new method of nitrogen hypoxia, adopted in 2024. However, on July 10, Circuit […]

Maricopa prosecutor, AG spar over execution warrant power

PHOENIX — Attorney General Chris Mays claims he is “the state.” But Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell says she can become a “state,” and other prosecutorial agencies can, too, she said. Now the Arizona Supreme Court must decide who is legally in the right, with the fate of at least one death row inmate hanging […]

Maricopa County attorney, Arizona attorney general at odds over execution warrant

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is lobbying the state Supreme Court to issue a new execution warrant for the convicted murderer after his previous one expired. This has put the county attorney and the state attorney general at odds. In response, Attorney General Chris Mays issued a statement arguing that the authority to seek execution […]

(68672) NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MOHAVE | Legal Announcements

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Alabama Democrats compare Smith’s execution to Holocaust

The Alabama Democratic Party's official X account came under heavy criticism over the weekend after a post compared recently executed assassin Kenneth Smith to a Holocaust victim. The controversial post was made in response to a post Gov. Kay Ivey made in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “Today we remember the millions of lives […]

Alabama carries out first execution by nitrogen hypoxia

At 8:25 p.m. Thursday, Alabama became the first state in the United States to use nitrogen hypoxia to execute an individual. The event marks a major milestone for a state run by a Republican supermajority that prides itself on pro-life and Christian values. Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama for his […]