On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling that cleared the way for the state of Tennessee to carry out the execution of Christa Pike. The high court’s decision effectively vacated a stay of execution that had been granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit just hours before the scheduled lethal injection.

The legal dispute centered on a last-minute appeal filed by Pike’s defense team. According to the Washington Examiner, the 6th Circuit had initially intervened to allow for further judicial review of allegations involving sexual abuse. The Daily Wire reported that the Supreme Court’s intervention was in response to an emergency request filed by the state of Tennessee to override the lower court’s stay.

While both outlets agree on the procedural outcome—that the Supreme Court overruled the appeals court—they differ in their presentation of the context surrounding the inmate. The Daily Wire explicitly highlights the graphic nature of Pike’s past crimes, noting that she kept a piece of her victim's skull. The Washington Examiner focuses more narrowly on the procedural timeline and the specific legal claim regarding sexual abuse that prompted the initial stay. Neither report provided details on the specific legal arguments the Supreme Court majority used to justify the reversal, nor did they detail the dissent from the three justices who would have kept the stay in place.