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 | Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits execution by nitrogen hypoxia that causes prolonged conscious suffering and asphyxiation when a less painful al… | |
| 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 | Does an arrestee have a clearly established right to have his difficulty breathing considered by officers in their handcuff and adverse body position,… |