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Federal appeals court halts Christa Pike’s scheduled execution

In brief

A federal appeals court temporarily halted Christa Pike’s execution shortly before it was scheduled to occur. Pike was convicted of killing a fellow student in Tennessee in 1995. The execution had been set to make her the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years after the governor denied clemency.

Generated automatically by AI from 11 sources, without editorial review · updated 30 Sept

What changed

  1. 26 Sept, 23:04Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too · BBC
  2. 28 Sept, 22:27Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms · BBC
  3. 30 Sept, 14:59Federal appeals court stays Christa Pike execution with hours to spare · The Hill
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Chronological coverage

  1. 1 October
  2. SCOTUSblog
    Latest1 Oct, 01:16

    Supreme Court allows for execution of only woman on Tennessee’s death row

    Updated at 10:45 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30 The Supreme Court on Wednesday night cleared the way for the execution of Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row. In a brief, unsigned order , the court lifted a ruling by the U.S.

    SCOTUSblogSCOTUSblog•Amy Howe
  3. TMZ
    Follow-up1 Oct, 00:31

    Christa Pike to Be Executed in Tennessee, Supreme Court Rules

    Tennessee can move forward with convicted murderer Christa Pike's execution, the Supreme Court has ruled. On Wednesday, the court decided to lift the stay of execution that had been ordered just an hour before her lethal injection. Justices Sonia…

    TMZTMZ•TMZ Staff
  4. 30 September
  5. The Hill
    Follow-up30 Sept, 23:09

    Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go forward

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Tennessee can put Christa Pike to death, lifting an eleventh-hour appeals court ruling that had paused the execution.

    The HillThe Hill•Sophie Brams
  6. Courthouse News
    Follow-up30 Sept, 16:54

    Appeals court grants last-gasp stay of execution for Tennessee’s only female death-row inmate

    The eleventh-hour stay was granted by a Sixth Circuit panel to allow for consideration of Christa Pike's motion to reconsider a previous habeas petition.

    Courthouse NewsCourthouse News•Kevin Koeninger
  7. Al Jazeera
    Follow-up30 Sept, 16:44

    US appeals court halts Tennessee execution of Christa Pike

    Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years.

    Al JazeeraAl Jazeera
  8. France 24
    Follow-up30 Sept, 16:03

    Appeals court halts execution of Tennessee woman less than two hours before lethal injection

    A US appeals court ordered a "short stay of execution" for death row inmate Christa Pike, less than two hours before she was scheduled to be the first woman put to death in the state in more than two centuries.

    France 24France 24•FRANCE 24
  9. CBC News
    Follow-up30 Sept, 15:10

    Tennessee's planned execution of Christa Pike halted pending appeals court review

    Pike, now 50, was convicted for a murder she committed at age 18. Her case has renewed debate over the death penalty for young offenders, with supporters arguing Tennessee should consider Pike's age at the time, mental illness and a history of severe…

    CBC NewsCBC News
  10. The Hill
    Follow-up30 Sept, 14:59

    Federal appeals court stays Christa Pike execution with hours to spare

    A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of Christa Pike around an hour before it was scheduled to occur. The U.S.

    The HillThe Hill•Sarah Davis
  11. The Guardian
    Follow-up30 Sept, 14:25

    Tennessee halts plan to execute woman for first time in 200 years

    State governor and supreme court earlier refused calls for clemency for Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder Tennessee ’s first execution of a woman in 200 years was halted by a court on Wednesday morning an hour before it was set to take place.

    The GuardianThe Guardian•Guardian staff and agency
  12. 29 September
  13. BBC
    Follow-up29 Sept, 23:39

    US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution

    The Tennessee inmate has been awaiting execution since she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.

    BBCBBC
  14. The Hill
    Follow-up29 Sept, 21:22

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

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.

    The HillThe Hill•Sophie Brams
  15. The Independent
    Follow-up29 Sept, 06:07

    One of the youngest women ever sent to death row to be executed in Tennessee for ‘satanic panic’ murder

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

    The IndependentThe Independent•Kim Chandler and Kristin M. Hall
  16. NPR
    Follow-up29 Sept, 05:59

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

    One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.

    NPRNPR•The Associated Press
  17. 28 September
  18. The Guardian
    Follow-up28 Sept, 22:54

    Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency

    Lawyers for Christa Pike, 50, convicted of killing classmate in Knoxville in 1995, ask supreme court to grant stay Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row.

    The GuardianThe Guardian•Associated Press
  19. BBC
    Follow-up28 Sept, 22:27

    Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms

    If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

    BBCBBC
  20. 26 September
  21. BBC
    First seen26 Sept, 23:04

    Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too

    Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death if the crime happened today.

    BBCBBC