A decision by the U.S. A decision by the US Supreme Court late Wednesday cleared the way for Christa Pike – a woman convicted of murder in Tennessee over 30 years ago and the only woman on the state's death row – to be given a lethal injection after hours of dramatic legal wrangling up and down the judicial system. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court late on September 30 cleared the way for Christa Pike to be given a lethal injection after hours of dramatic legal wrangling up and down the judicial systemS1
- A decision by the US Supreme Court late Wednesday cleared the way for Christa Pike – a woman convicted of murder in Tennessee over 30 years ago and the only woman on the state's death row – to be given a lethal injection after hours of dramatic legal wrangling...S2
- By Matthew Vadum The U.S. Supreme Court late on Sept. 30 lifted a lower court’s stay of execution for Christa Gail Pike, clearing the way for Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in more than 200 years. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brow...S3
- Tennessee is poised to carry out its first execution of a woman in 200 years after the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for the killing of a fellow student three decades ago. The Tennessee Department of C...S4
- The Supreme Court has allowed the Tennessee execution of Christa Pike for the murder of her classmate when she was 18-years-old. This comes shortly after a federal court halted the execution just before it was scheduled. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch has the latest.S5