In Alabama, the state's courts have ruled against using nitrogen gas as a method of execution for death row inmate Jeffery Lee. The U.S.

Supreme Court declined to intervene, leaving the Alabama Supreme Court's decision intact. This ruling allows Alabama to proceed with lethal injection as the execution method.

The case raises questions about the state's choice of execution methods and the legal challenges surrounding them. The Alabama Supreme Court's decision is the latest judicial step in this ongoing dispute.