US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead

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The US Supreme Court has allowed the execution of Christa Pike to proceed in Tennessee, overturning a last-minute stay. Pike, 50, was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer and has been on death row since. A lower court, the Sixth Circuit Appeals court, had initially halted the execution scheduled for Wednesday. Tennessee's attorney general then asked the Supreme Court to overrule this stay. If executed, Pike will be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in over two centuries. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh granted the application to vacate the stay, with no explanation provided for the decision. The timing of the execution was not immediately clear.

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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh granted the application to vacate the stay of the execution.

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

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Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

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The killing by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before judges from the Sixth Circuit Appeals court halted the execution.

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US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Tennessee inmate Christa Pike to be executed.

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The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Tennessee inmate Christa Pike to be executed, overturning a last-minute reprieve.The killing by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before judges from the Sixth Circuit Appeals court halted the execution. Tennessee's attorney general then immediately requested the Supreme Court to overrule the stay.Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.If the execution proceeds, Christa Pike will be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.It was not immediately clear when the execution would take place.Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh granted the application to vacate the stay of the execution. No explanation for lifting the stay was provided in the order.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.

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