asphyxiation
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25A457 | Anthony Boyd v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-10-21 | Denied | asphyxiation cruel-and-unusual eighth-amendment execution-method nitrogen-hypoxia preliminary-injunction | When performing a comparative analysis to determine whether an alternative means of execution would significantly reduce a substantial risk of severe … | |
| 20-477 | Shanika Day, et al. v. Franklin Wooten, et al. | Seventh Circuit | 2020-10-13 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | asphyxiation civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process excessive-force fourth-amendment law-enforcement positional-asphyxiation qualified-immunity section-1983 | A law enforcement officer is not entitled to qualified immunity in a § 1983 excessive force action if he violated a constitutional right which was cle… |