Miller v. Hamm (DEATH PENALTY)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION ALAN EUGENE MILLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:22-cv-506-RAH ) [WO] JOHN Q. HAMM, Commissioner, ) Alabama Department of Corrections, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In 2018, Alabama passed a law granting death row inmates an opportunity to elect their execution by a new method, nitrogen hypoxia, in lieu of Alabama’s default method, lethal injection. This case presents another occasion for the Court to consider the downstream effects of an Alabama Department…