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What time will Christa Pike be executed? What we know as US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay

The Supreme Court cleared Tennessee to proceed with Christa Pike’s execution after a last-minute appeals court stay.

What time will Christa Pike be executed? What we know as US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay

The Philippine Supreme Court has dismissed three petitions challenging the Senate's interpretation of the voting threshold for impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte. The ruling allows the Senate impeachment trial to proceed under the new interpretation. The controversy centers on interpreting Article XI, Section 3 of the 1987 Constitution, which requires a two-thirds vote to convict an impeached official.

The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions on procedural grounds, including issues of standing and premature intervention. The practical effect of the ruling is that the Senate currently has 20 senator-judges participating, meaning the two-thirds requirement for conviction would be met with 14 votes, rather than the 16 votes required if all 24 senators were counted.

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