Tag: Sixth Circuit

Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, received a stay of execution from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit approximately one hour before her scheduled lethal injection on September 30, 2026. The stay was granted to allow for consideration of whether evidence of Pike’s childhood abuse and rape was adequately factored into her sentencing. This decision came after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee had denied clemency and the U.S. Supreme Court had declined to intervene.