# Court halts Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike

https://mins.news/en/item/80435

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 14:17 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://bit.ly/4xRzGuQ

> A federal appeals court stopped Tennessee from carrying out Christa Pike’s execution about an hour before it was scheduled to begin.

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