https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/us-supreme-court/ The latest Flip News stories on us-supreme-court. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-execution-goes-wrong-tennessee/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-execution-goes-wrong-tennessee/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hours after the US Supreme Court cleared the way 6-3, witnesses say Christa Pike was still breathing after two syringes of pentobarbital, as her lawyers filed emergency motions alleging 'unnecessary agony'. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike death-penalty tennessee us-supreme-court The Tennessean https://flipnews.co.uk/world/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-pike/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/tennessee-governor-halts-executions-pike/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has halted the state's remaining 2026 execution and ordered a third-party review after death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike death-penalty tennessee us-supreme-court Associated Press