The Latest Breaking News from the Tennessee Supreme Court

Christa Pike's 1995 Murder Case: How and Why She Lured Victim Colleen Slemmer to Her Death

Christa Pike was convicted of murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1996. Her case has returned to attention following legal challenges surrounding her scheduled Tennessee execution.

International Business Times UK · 6h ago

Who Is Christa Pike? First Woman Set To Be Executed in Tennessee in Two Centuries Amid Execution Challenge

Tennessee plans to execute Christa Gail Pike, the first woman in over 200 years, amid legal challenges regarding her medical conditions and religious rights.

International Business Times UK · Sep 6

Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto

Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals' ruling, so that… The post Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 20

Woman Gets Date For Capital Punishment For Jealousy-Fueled Stabbing Classmate And Carving Pentagram Into Her

Decades after the crime, Tennessee has set a capital punishment date for brutal classmate's stabbing.

Bored Panda · Oct 2, 2025

Tennessee court sets execution date for state’s only woman on death row

Christa Pike received the death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

US court says man with defibrillator can be executed despite concerns

Tennessee’s Supreme Court says Byron Black’s execution can proceed over worries a medical device may prolong his death.

Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2025

Tennessee sets execution dates for four inmates after nearly three-year pause

The Tennessee Supreme Court has set new execution dates for four inmates after a nearly three-year pause

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules State Can Revoke Personalized '69' License Plate Because It's Government Speech

Most courts have ruled that vanity license plates are private speech and protected from viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment.

Reason · Feb 27, 2025

Tennessee Says Residents Can't Vote If They Have Lost Their Gun Rights

People who were disenfranchised based on felony convictions face a new obstacle to recovering their voting rights.

Reason · Jan 24, 2024

Public Interest Lawyer Opening for Property Rights and Economic Liberty Litigation in Tennessee

Here is an excerpt of the job announcement; the Director of Legal Affairs there is Wen Fa, formerly of the Pacific Legal Foundation: The Beacon Center is Tennessee's premier free market public policy organization and public interest law firm. Beacon is pound for pound the most effective and efficient state-level…

Reason · Jul 20, 2023