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Supreme Court allows execution of Tennessee woman to proceed after delay

Washington Post Politics·September 30, 2026·1 min read

An appeals court had paused Christa Pike's execution to consider her claim that sexual abuse she faced as a child should impact her punishment. The Supreme Court later allowed the execution to proceed, clearing the way for Tennessee's first execution of a woman in more than 200 years.

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