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UPDATED Aug 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Aug 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Judge rejects Pike challenge to lethal injection
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A special judge largely dismissed challenges filed by Christa Pike, Tennessee’s only female death row inmate, contesting the state’s plan to execute her via intravenous lethal injection. The ruling leaves the September execution process in place after the court found she failed to prove her case.
WHO: Christa Pike; a special judge
WHAT: Judge largely dismisses Pike’s legal challenge to Tennessee’s intravenous lethal injection method for her September execution.
WHEN: Reported Aug 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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