The district court denied the appellant's petition for federal habeas relief. 28 U.S.C. §2254(e)(1) pertains only to a state court's determinations of particular factual issues, while §2254(d)(2) ...

One year ago, Louisiana broke a 15-year halt on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive activity,” and ...