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Supreme Court declines Christa Pike's clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years. Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m.

What the coverage shows

Most outlets converge on the same basic frame: Christa Pike is scheduled for execution and would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in about 200 years, with several also noting her age and the 1995 killing conviction. The Hill is the only outlet here to foreground the Supreme Court’s refusal to stop the execution and to mention the governor’s clemency denial in the available extract. The Washington Post alone adds advocates’ references to abuse in Pike’s childhood, while The Independent alone highlights Pike’s comments about a “kinship” with Lindsay Clancy.

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