JURIST

AUGUST 23, 2023

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act , a state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The court’s reasoning demonstrates substantial deference to the state’s legislature. We’ll never stop fighting.”

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Jocelyn Newman ruled Tuesday that the state’s planned use of a firing squad and an electric chair for executions was unconstitutional. After the convictions, South Carolina passed Bill 200 , which changed the default method of execution in the state to electrocution.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The South Carolina Senate Thursday passed H.5399, South Carolina’s existing abortion law, the Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act , is currently pending in front of the state’s Supreme Court. 5399, a bill tightening abortion restrictions.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”: Everett Catts of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has this article. Courts Tie for No. “‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga.,

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

“South Carolina justice warns judicial diversity is needed in only state with all-male high court”: James Pollard of The Associated Press has this report. The post “South Carolina justice warns judicial diversity is needed in only state with all-male high court” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2023

A South Carolina state judge Friday temporarily blocked a newly-signed abortion ban that went into effect Thursday after being signed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. I hope that the Supreme Court will take this matter up without delay.”

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2022

The South Carolina Supreme Court Wednesday blocked the state from committing its first firing squad execution. The court said it will provide their reasoning in a detailed order at a later date. The court said it will provide their reasoning in a detailed order at a later date.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2022

A South Carolina judge Tuesday declined to overturn the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Law , which bans abortions after six weeks. The judge also granted the state’s request to send the case directly to the South Carolina Supreme Court. The challenge will now head to the state Supreme Court.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

“South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution”: Kathryn Casteel of The Greenville News has this report. The post “South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

AUGUST 25, 2023

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic joined two physicians and Greenville Women’s Clinic to file a petition Thursday asking the Supreme Court of South Carolina to reconsider its decision to uphold a strict state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The US District Court for the District of South Carolina blocked the state’s mask mandate ban on Tuesday, determining that the mandate discriminates against children with disabilities. Proviso 1.108 , implemented in May of this year, placed a ban on mandating mask-wearing for teachers and school children.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the state’s constitutional privacy protections also apply to abortion, Kate Zernike reports for the New York Times. “The decision to terminate a pregnancy rests upon the utmost personal and private considerations imaginable,” the court ruled.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Prison officials in the South Carolina Department of Corrections previously said they couldn’t get access to lethal injection drugs, and have yet to put together a group of individuals willing to be a firing squad, leaving the 109-year-old electric chair as the only option to carry out capital punishment sentences, the Associated Press reports. .

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down two South Carolina laws that punish elementary and secondary school students who act “disorderly,” use “obscene” language…

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JANUARY 5, 2023

“South Carolina Constitution Includes Abortion Right, State Supreme Court Rules; The decision overturns the state’s six-week ban on abortion, a major victory for abortion rights in the South, where the procedure is strictly limited”: Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

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MAY 28, 2024

“Only Black candidate drops out of SC Supreme Court race. Court will be all-White by summer.” ” The post “Only Black candidate drops out of SC Supreme Court race. .” ” The post “Only Black candidate drops out of SC Supreme Court race. Court will be all-White by summer.”

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“‘I Feel Like We’re Backing Up, Instead of Moving Forward’; The Supreme Court Justice who upheld the right to an abortion in South Carolina is worried about the future of women in her state”: Lisa Rab has this article online at Politico.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The post South Carolina Governor Plans To Axe Gay Marriage Citing Compelling Legal Doctrine Of ‘Our Traditions’ appeared first on Above the Law. The gloves are well and truly off now, kids.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Supreme Court's Accountability Measures Are Less Super Than One Would Expect : The investigation on the Dobbs leaker turned up goose egg. Next phase, the Court's spouses ? Affirmative Action Ain't The Only Thing Getting Nixed This Year : Equal votes isn't really looking up in South Carolina, and the Supreme Court is to blame.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill on Thursday that prohibits an abortion if a physician detects a fetal heartbeat. The bill will only take effect if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. The General Assembly passed the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act with a 79-35 vote.

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MAY 30, 2024

“SC Supreme Court will have a woman justice again after last year’s all-male abortion decision”: Joseph Bustos of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 13, 2023

Public access to court data through automated collection of online court records is a fundamental First Amendment right and it is critical to meaningful access to the United States legal system. The recent ruling in South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v.

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Mondaq

MAY 30, 2022

The South Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that state regulator's issuance of "no-discharge" permits for agricultural animal facilities under agriculture-specific regulations could not substitute for.

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MARCH 8, 2022

“Panel rejects South Carolina bid to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid program; Planned Parenthood South Atlantic can stay on the Palmetto State’s list of approved Medicaid providers, a federal appeals court ruled”: Erika Williams of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

“SC Supreme Court rules state’s contested 6-week abortion ban is constitutional, can go into effect”: Joseph Bustos of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report. ” You can access today’s 4-to-1 ruling of the Supreme Court of South Carolina at this link. .”

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The Crime Report

MAY 6, 2021

The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to add a firing squad to the state’s execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs, the new bill requiring condemned inmates to choose either being shot or electrocuted if lethal injection drugs aren’t available, reports the Associated Press.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2023

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Columbia Division Wednesday decided that a First Amendment lawsuit filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) over the state’s prohibition against data scraping may proceed.

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JURIST

AUGUST 26, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed mass shooter Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence. The court released a 149-page opinion detailing its affirmation. In January 2020, Roof appealed his conviction and sentence from the US District Court for the District of South Carolina.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

“South Carolina’s six-week abortion ban temporarily blocked by state Supreme Court”: Maayan Schechter and John Monk of The State of Columbia, South Carolina have this report. ” You can access today’s order of the Supreme Court of South Carolina at this link. .”

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JANUARY 5, 2023

“SC’s 6-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, state Supreme Court rules”: Maayan Schechter and Zak Koeske of The State of Columbia, South Carolina have this report. And Seanna Adcox of The Post and Courier of Columbia, South Carolina reports that “ SC Supreme Court tosses out 6-week abortion ban.”

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APRIL 30, 2023

“Why the SC Supreme Court ordered a convicted killer released 16 years early back to prison”: John Monk of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report. You can access last Wednesday’s 3-to-2 order of the Supreme Court of South Carolina at this link.

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MAY 23, 2024

Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in three argued cases. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Coinbase v. delivered the opinion of the Court in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP , No. Suski , No. And Justice Neil M.

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Above The Law

MAY 15, 2023

The post South Carolina’s Racial Gerrymandering Is Headed To The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law. Maybe we should start calling racial gerrymandering to exclude black voters 'reverse affirmative action.' People only seem to care when you put 'reverse' in front of it.

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ABA Journal

MAY 31, 2023

A lawyer in Camden, South Carolina, plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rename Brown v. Board of Education for the first case taken to federal court in a quest to eliminate the separate-but-equal doctrine.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“SC Supreme Court issues Heritage Act ruling, calling vote measure an ‘overreach'”: John Monk and Emily Bohatch of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report. ” And Jeffrey Collins of The Associated Press reports that “ South Carolina’s Confederate monument protection law upheld.”

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JURIST

APRIL 1, 2024

The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the state constitution does not protect the right to abortion. The Court responded with its opinion that abortion wasn’t directly related to privacy and, therefore, was not protected. Simultaneously, the court allowed a proposed amendment to appear on the Florida November ballot.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, what level of state action is required to preclude citizen suits under the CWA. They named their venue Arabella Farm.

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