The high court clears the way as Tennessee sets an execution
The United States Supreme Court denied Christa Pike a stay, leaving the state to carry out an execution that tests our legal rules on youth and trauma.
By Adele Rutherford ·
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Bill Lee denies clemency for Christa Pike as process fails
As Governor Bill Lee denies clemency for Christa Pike, Tennessee exposes the fatal flaw of a capital process that ignores adolescent trauma.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Christa Pike faces death in Tennessee through a flawed process
Tennessee moves to execute its only female death row inmate despite her severe childhood trauma, choosing administrative finality over the basic demands of justice.
By Adele Rutherford ·