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Supreme Court declines to stop Christa Pike’s execution

via Supreme Court of the United States·20h ago·3 sources

The Supreme Court denied Christa Pike’s request for a stay and declined to review her case Tuesday, according to its docket. Tennessee’s execution remains scheduled for Wednesday after the governor denied clemency. Pike was convicted of killing a classmate in 1995, when she was 18.

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The Hill

Supreme Court declines Christa Pike’s clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years

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Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

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