# State seeks to block Pike's lawyers from inspecting execution drug

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2 outlets covering · First listed: CBS News, Nov 10, 2026, 6:51 PM · Read it: <https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-christa-pike-drug-failed-execution/>

Tennessee is seeking to block Christa Pike's attorneys from accessing the pentobarbital used in the 50-year-old inmate's botched execution on the grounds that it would reveal the supplier.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 6:51 PM: [State seeks to block Pike's lawyers from inspecting execution drug](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-christa-pike-drug-failed-execution/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States)
  Tennessee is seeking to block Christa Pike's attorneys from accessing the pentobarbital used in the 50-year-old inmate's botched execution on the grounds that it would reveal the supplier.
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:15 PM: [Tennessee seeks to block Christa Pike’s attorneys from inspecting failed execution drug](<https://www.ms.now/news/tennessee-seeks-block-christa-pikes-attorneys-drug-failed-execution>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  The request follows a judge's order to preserve evidence in a lawsuit filed by Pike's attorneys and reflects the secrecy surrounding execution drugs.