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Supreme Court clears execution of Christa Pike to proceed

Original: Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go forward

The US Supreme Court has declined to block the execution of Christa Pike, allowing the process to move forward. Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, was convicted of the 1995 murder of fellow Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer. The high court's decision clears the way for state officials to schedule and carry out the execution, drawing attention to one of the country's most prominent death penalty cases.

Why now: The Supreme Court's decision removes the last major legal obstacle to a rare execution of a woman on death row.

Christa PikeUS Supreme CourtTennesseeColleen Slemmer

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• Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go forward · The Hill
• Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go forward · FOX4KC.com

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