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Politics● ElevatedSep 30 · Sep 30, 2026, 11:09 PM

Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go forward

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Tennessee can put Christa Pike to death, lifting an eleventh-hour appeals court ruling that had paused the execution. The court’s decision clears the way for the state’s first execution of a woman in more than 200 years. It came over the dissent of the three liberal justices.   Pike,…

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