https://news.ketelle.co.uk/storylines/tennessee-execution-of-christa-pike Tennessee moves toward execution of Christa Pike, the state's first in 200 years; federal appeals court halts proceedings over medical ethics and legal challenges. en-gb https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/federal-appeals-court-halts-christa-pike-s-execution-in-tennessee https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/federal-appeals-court-halts-christa-pike-s-execution-in-tennessee Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:13:34 +0100 US The Sixth Circuit stayed Christa Pike's execution on 30 September to review whether her childhood sexual abuse was fully considered at sentencing. Tennessee has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the stay. (29 outlets: 10 left · 9 centre · 10 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tennessee-health-workers-say-execution-rules-flout-medical-ethics https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tennessee-health-workers-say-execution-rules-flout-medical-ethics Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:39 +0100 Health After a failed lethal injection in May, more than 40 Tennessee doctors and nurses asked the governor to pause executions and bar health workers from the process. The governor has refused a pause; a later NPR version says a federal appeals court halted the next scheduled execution. (2 outlets: 1 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tennessee-set-to-execute-a-woman-for-first-time-in-200-years https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tennessee-set-to-execute-a-woman-for-first-time-in-200-years Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:00:55 +0100 US Tennessee scheduled the lethal injection of Christa Pike, 50, for Wednesday 30 September over a 1995 murder. Gov. Bill Lee denied clemency and the US Supreme Court declined to halt it. (16 outlets: 8 left · 4 centre · 4 right)