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SCOTUS says Tennessee can move forward with Christa Pike's execution

Axios·September 30, 2026·1 min read
SCOTUS says Tennessee can move forward with Christa Pike's execution

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Tennessee to execute death row inmate Christa Pike, reversing a federal appeals court stay. The high court's two-sentence order came after the 6th Circuit had issued a short stay about an hour before Pike's scheduled 10am lethal injection in Nashville. Three liberal justices dissented. The Tennessee attorney general's office had asked the Supreme Court to intervene.

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