# After last-minute stay, U.S. Supreme Court says Tennessee can execute Christa Pike

https://mins.news/en/item/81106

- CBC News, 2026-09-30 15:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-court-tennessee-execution-christa-pike-9.7363722?cmp=rss

> The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Tennessee to proceed with Christa Gail Pike’s execution, overturning a last-minute stay issued by an appeals court just hours earlier on Wednesday.

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