Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce ... and effective method of execution,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said as he praised Louisiana’s plans to use it, and offered ...

Hours after the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas in January last year, Alabama's attorney general urged other states to also develop it as a method for carrying out death sentences. Now, some states are following suit.

Marshall, ever the political opportunist, instead chose to frame the governor’s decision as an affront to his authority rather than an act of conscience.