Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a federal appeals court overturned a lower judge’s ruling Friday.

"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on an indisputably more painful method of execution as its proposed alternative,

A federal judge blocked Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, citing concerns over cruel and unusual punishment. The state immediately appealed, arguing the method has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.