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As Life Without Parole Cases Rise, Finding Public Defenders Grows Harder  

The Crime Report

South Carolina requires just three years of experience in criminal law; Arkansas specifies that lawyers should have handled at least one homicide trial. Many legal experts say that people facing life without parole should receive the same level of representation as those facing the death penalty.

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Pondering the aftermath of a landmark ruling in felon-in-possession cases

SCOTUSBlog

United States , holding that a conviction under the federal statute penalizing felons in possession of a firearm requires not only the defendant’s knowledge that he possessed a gun, but also that he knew he had the legal status of a convicted felon. The 7-2 decision overruled precedent in every circuit that had considered the issue.

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Chiefs: Dropping Gun Permits Threatens Public Safety—and Officers’ Lives

The Crime Report

Seven people hit with bullets at a South Carolina lounge during an Easter bash. In some states, residents couldn’t previously obtain a permit to carry if they had been convicted of resisting law enforcement or had juvenile adjudications that would have been felonies had the person been an adult.

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Southern Gothic: Alex Murdaugh to Turn Himself in Bizarre Criminal Conspiracy

JonathanTurley

The still unraveling story of Alex Murdaugh, the once powerful South Carolina lawyer, became even more bizarre this week with reports of the arrest of a man, Curtis Edward Smith, 61, accused of shooting him in the head. While Murdaugh allegedly invited his killing, the police did not treat the case as a murder under South Carolina law.

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South Carolina governor signs fetal heartbeat abortion ban

JURIST

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill on Thursday that prohibits an abortion if a physician detects a fetal heartbeat. The General Assembly passed the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act with a 79-35 vote. South Carolina is not the first state to adopt a similar bill.

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US Supreme Court to rule on legality of gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth

JURIST

The US Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the legality of state efforts to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors — a contentious issue in a nation deeply divided over transgender rights and the role of medical intervention in youth gender identity. The case, US v.

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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

Furthermore, the Texas Legislature has the constitutional authority to regulate medical practice, and parents can choose only among legal medical procedures. The Supreme Court said last week that it will review the legality of state efforts to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors.

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