"States Expand Execution Methods: Firing Squad, Electric Chair, Lethal Injection, and Nitrogen Gas"

South Carolina is seeking to restart executions using methods including firing squad, electric chair, and lethal injection, prompting legal challenges from death row inmates. The state's old electric chair and new firing squad are being contested as cruel and unusual punishments, while a 2023 law keeping details about the new lethal injection drug and protocol secret is also under scrutiny. The Supreme Court's decision could potentially lead to a surge in executions, with 33 inmates currently on death row in South Carolina.