All articles tagged with #constitutional controversy
Alabama executed Boyd for a 1993 murder using nitrogen gas, a controversial method the Supreme Court allowed despite dissenting opinions citing its unconstitutionality; Boyd maintains innocence amid ongoing debates over the method's legality and ethics.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has registered to run for reelection next year, despite objections from legal experts and opposition figures who say the country’s constitution prohibits his candidacy. Bukele’s New Ideas party announced his registration and that of Vice President Félix Ulloa via Twitter Monday. Bukele's approval ratings are running above 80% in many polls, following a reduction in crime stemming from his harsh-but-popular crackdown on gangs. Constitutional lawyers, however, have maintained that Bukele’s candidacy would violate at least four articles of the constitution.