Dusty Ray Spencer is scheduled to die by lethal injection on June 25, 2026, but his legal team is fighting to stop the execution, citing his severe medical conditions and the state’s alleged use of expired lethal drugs.

A federal appeals court says Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions needs more study to see if it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen gas execution was prevented from going forward.

Tony Carruthers was granted a one-year reprieve from death after his executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection.

In a lawsuit, convicted killer Christa Pike is arguing Tennessee's lethal injection procedure would be cruel and unusual punishment.