US Supreme Court allows Christa Pike’s execution to proceed

Nigerian Tribune | 01-10-2026 05:39am |

The US Supreme Court has decided that Tennessee can go ahead with the execution of Christa Pike. This decision came after the Supreme Court canceled a last-minute pause that had been put in place by a federal appeals court just hours before her execution was supposed to happen. The 6th Circuit US Court of Appeals had voted to stop the execution, but the Supreme Court's ruling means it will proceed as planned.

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