# US Supreme Court allows Christa Pike execution to proceed

https://mins.news/en/item/81125

- BBC News, 2026-09-30 23:23 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8r6rjdvlx6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The US Supreme Court overturned a last-minute stay, clearing the way for Tennessee inmate Christa Pike to be executed by lethal injection. Pike was sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Three liberal justices dissented, saying her pending legal challenges had not been properly considered.

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