Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go forward
The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee may proceed with the execution of Christa Pike, marking the state's first execution of a woman in over 200 years.
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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