Above The Law
MARCH 29, 2024
ABA Journal ] * South Carolina maps deemed too racist reauthorized for one more election. The Guardian ] * Meanwhile, white Republican who believes 2020 election was stolen voted repeatedly over the years despite multiple felony sentences. * Rudy fights to keep his condo from creditors. Also bill more. Because YOLO.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 28, 2022
In South Carolina and five other states, legislators managed to promote existing ‘voter crimes’ from misdemeanors to felonies, in a move that may intimidate voters.
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SCOTUSBlog
MAY 11, 2023
South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. A three-judge district court composed of two district judges and one appellate judge invalidated South Carolina’s congressional District 1 as an impermissible racial gerrymander, concluding that race was the predominant factor in the adoption of the redistricting plan.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 19, 2021
The jury was told the parties had stipulated that Greer had previously been convicted of a felony. Thus, the 11th Circuit concluded, Greer suffered no prejudice when he was convicted by a jury that had not been instructed of the government’s obligation to prove that Greer knew of his felony status when possessing the firearm.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill into law Thursday banning most abortions in the state after 6 weeks. The bill passed South Carolina’s Senate on Tuesday after defeating five senators’—all women— filibuster to block its passage.
The Crime Report
MARCH 3, 2022
Similarly, In 11 states — including Arkansas, Delaware, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas — ineligibility for jury service is permanent without a pardon. On a more broad spectrum, a pardon may be necessary to enable anyone to run for elected office, or simply secure a professional or business license.
The Crime Report
MAY 20, 2021
South Carolina requires just three years of experience in criminal law; Arkansas specifies that lawyers should have handled at least one homicide trial. Other states have minimal standards. But the standards have yet to be approved by other state regulators.
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