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Supreme Court Denies Clemency, Tennessee Set to Execute Woman

Updated 2026-09-29 21:40 UTC 1 source Negative

The Supreme Court declined to intervene in the execution of Christa Pike, a woman scheduled for lethal injection by the state of Tennessee. The case has sparked national debate over capital punishment.

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The Hill
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years. Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. loca
2026-09-29 21:22 UTC
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