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Supreme Court declines South Carolina agency appeal in Google antitrust case

JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCDPR) challenging a lower court ruling that found the state had waived sovereign immunity by participating in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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South Carolina to carry out first firing squad execution in 15 years

JURIST

MARCH 7, 2025

South Carolina is set to carry out the first execution by firing squad in 15 years. South Carolina law allows death row inmates to choose the method from three statutory options by which capital punishment is to be performed. Witnesses view the execution in profile position.

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South Carolina lawmakers pass bill to allow execution by firing squad

JURIST

MAY 9, 2021

The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would enable convicted individuals to elect for execution by firing squad, rather than electrocution or lethal injection. A similar bill passed the South Carolina Senate in March by a 32-11 vote.

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South Carolina to resume death penalty via lethal injection after 12 years

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) filed a motion on Tuesday informing the South Carolina Supreme Court that it obtained a drug to carry out the death penalty through lethal injection. The last time South Carolina executed a prisoner was in May 2011 by lethal injection.

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South Carolina man sues police after being ‘shot at 50 times’ during wellness check

JURIST

MAY 10, 2023

South Carolina man Trevor Mullinax filed a complaint against York County, South Carolina, and the York County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday claiming he was shot at “around 50 times” during a wellness check in 2021. Mullinax had a shotgun in the car with him.

ACLU claims South Carolina prison policy banning interviews violates First Amendment

JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of South Carolina filed a lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) on Thursday, claiming the department’s ban on news media interviews for incarcerated people violates the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

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South Carolina judge finds use of firing squad, electric chair cruel and unusual

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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US appeals court rules students cannot be prosecuted under South Carolina school disturbance laws

JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Wednesday ruled that two South Carolina school disturbance laws cannot be used to prosecute students for disruptive behavior. The other, South Carolina’s so-called “disturbing schools law,” makes it a crime to disturb or loiter in a school building.

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South Carolina governor signs bill allowing concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns openly

JURIST

MAY 18, 2021

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill Monday allowing those with concealed weapons permits to carry their firearms openly in public. In a statement, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said , “the Open Carry with Training Act does not change the law on who can carry a firearm.

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South Carolina Senate approves bill expanding death penalty methods

JURIST

MARCH 4, 2021

The South Carolina Senate voted 32-11 in favor of expanding permissible ways of executing death row inmates. South Carolina is one of nine states that still has an electric chair and would become just the fifth state to approve of firing squads.

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South Carolina police arrest sheriff’s deputy for shooting unarmed suspect and having police dog maul bystander

JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2024

South Carolina police arrested a sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday for shooting an unarmed suspect and causing his police dog to maul an innocent bystander. Florence County Sheriff TJ Joye requested an investigation from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) into Sellers’s shooting a few days later.

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“‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga., Pa. Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. “‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga., Courts Tie for No. Courts Tie for No.

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South Carolina Dilemma: How to Organize Firing Squad

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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South Carolina announces it can conduct executions by firing squad

ABA Journal

MARCH 23, 2022

South Carolina now has the ability to carry out executions by firing squad, the South Carolina Department of Corrections recently announced. The state’s capital punishment…

“South Carolina State Trial Judge Confirmed to Fourth Circuit”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“South Carolina State Trial Judge Confirmed to Fourth Circuit”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “South Carolina State Trial Judge Confirmed to Fourth Circuit” appeared first on How Appealing.

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US appeals court dismisses lawsuit accusing Meta of radicalizing Charleston church shooter

JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

present during the shooting in which her father was killed by Roof, concluded that Facebook contributed to Roof’s murder of nine African American worshipers in the June 2015 church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. The court disagreed with M.P.

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The Difference Between the Federal & South Carolina Rules on the Scope of Cross-Examination

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MARCH 9, 2021

Today, I was teaching Federal Rule of Evidence 611 and was reminded of the difference between subsection (b) in the federal rules and its South Carolina counterpart. Federal Rule of Evidence 611(b) states that Cross-examination should not go beyond the.

South Carolina Supreme Court blocks firing squad execution

JURIST

APRIL 21, 2022

The South Carolina Supreme Court Wednesday blocked the state from committing its first firing squad execution. To counteract this issue the South Carolina legislature passed Bill 200 in 2021, which made the electric chair the default method for execution. South Carolina currently has a death row population of 37.

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Federal court temporarily blocks mask mandate ban in South Carolina schools

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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South Carolina Lawyer Gets Slap On The Wrist After Swindling Millions From Victims

Above The Law

JUNE 24, 2024

The post South Carolina Lawyer Gets Slap On The Wrist After Swindling Millions From Victims appeared first on Above the Law. Weird way to reward people who served.

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“As South Carolina prepares for a firing squad execution, here are how many have gone wrong”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

“As South Carolina prepares for a firing squad execution, here are how many have gone wrong”: Matthew T. Hall has this essay online at The State of Columbia, South Carolina.

“Narrow decisions, broad goals: Why the South Carolina redistricting case was decided 6 to 3.”

HowAppealing

MAY 29, 2024

“Narrow decisions, broad goals: Why the South Carolina redistricting case was decided 6 to 3.” ” The post “Narrow decisions, broad goals: Why the South Carolina redistricting case was decided 6 to 3.” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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South Carolina Passes Law on Policing Standards

The Crime Report

MAY 26, 2022

A new law requires police agencies across South Carolina to abide by minimum standards on tactics such as chokeholds and bans, putting an untrained officer on duty alone, Palmetto Politics reports. The law signed May 23 by Gov.

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South Carolina laws that prosecute kids for ‘disorderly’ conduct are unconstitutional, 4th Circuit says

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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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South Carolina Initiates Sweeping Law Enforcement Reform

The Crime Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

South Carolina Gov. The law, which went into effect July 1, requires that all law enforcement agencies in South Carolina become accredited or meet equivalent minimum standards. At present, just 51 of the 335 agencies in the state are fully accredited.

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“South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution”

HowAppealing

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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South Carolina Lawyer Accused Of Recording Renters At His Rental Unit

Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

The post South Carolina Lawyer Accused Of Recording Renters At His Rental Unit appeared first on Above the Law. Check your rental before you get too comfortable.

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South Carolina Governor Plans To Axe Gay Marriage Citing Compelling Legal Doctrine Of ‘Our Traditions’

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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1,600th modern US execution carried out as death row population continues decline

JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Utah, South Carolina, and Indiana resumed executions after more than a decade-long pause. States carried out 25 executions across nine jurisdictions, marking the tenth consecutive year with fewer than 30 executions.

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Court of Appeals of South Carolina Finds Rule 801(d)(2)(B) Applied to Defendant's Head Nod

EvidenceProf Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Similar to its federal counterpart, South Carolina Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(B) provides an exclusion to the rule against hearsay for The statement is offered against a party and is.a statement of which the party has manifested an adoption or belief.

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“South Carolina justice warns judicial diversity is needed in only state with all-male high court”

HowAppealing

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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South Carolina Deputies Fired for Role in Death of Jailed Mentally Ill Black Man

The Crime Report

MAY 18, 2021

Two sheriff’s deputies in South Carolina have been fired for their role in the death of Jamal Sutherland, a Black man on whom they used pepper spray and Tasers after he was taken to jail from a mental health facility in January, reports the New York Times.

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US federal judge rules NAACP data collection lawsuit may proceed

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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A Testifying Cop with Priors And An Unidentified Leaker Walk Into A South Carolina Voting Booth — See Also

Above The Law

JANUARY 19, 2023

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. The post A Testifying Cop with Priors And An Unidentified Leaker Walk Into A South Carolina Voting Booth — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

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The morning read for Friday, Nov. 1

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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South Carolina Attorney Indicted For Murder Of Wife And Son On Top Of The ‘Embezzlement, Money Laundering, Hitman, Insurance Plot, Oxy’ Stuff

Above The Law

JULY 14, 2022

The post South Carolina Attorney Indicted For Murder Of Wife And Son On Top Of The ‘Embezzlement, Money Laundering, Hitman, Insurance Plot, Oxy’ Stuff appeared first on Above the Law. It just keeps going.

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Families Demand Investigation into South Carolina County Jail

The Crime Report

MARCH 17, 2023

Candace Brewer, President of the Racial Justice Network, read a letter at the demonstration that was sent to South Carolina officials.

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Federal appeals court upholds death sentence for Charleston church shooter

JURIST

AUGUST 26, 2021

.” Roof was convicted of myriad federal charges and sentenced to death in 2017 for the 2015 massacre of nine African American churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. In January 2020, Roof appealed his conviction and sentence from the US District Court for the District of South Carolina.

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“South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad; The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner; The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

“South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad; The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner; The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah”: Eduardo Medina of The New York Times has this report.

United States: Court Of Appeals Upends Agricultural Permitting In South Carolina - Nexsen Pruet

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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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South Carolina Adds Firing Squad to List of Execution Methods

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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“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”

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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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Idaho legislature passes bill to use firing squads as a method of execution

JURIST

MARCH 21, 2023

” If Idaho Governor Bill Little signs the bill into law, Idaho will join Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah, and South Carolina in offering execution by firing squad as an alternative to electrocution (only in South Carolina) or lethal injection. Since 1976, states have used execution by firing squad only three times.

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The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Heres the Thursday morning read: Ex-Congressman’s Meme Fight Faces Long Odds at Supreme Court (Kyle Jahner, Bloomberg Law News) Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Supreme Court declines South Carolina agency appeal in Google antitrust case

South Carolina to carry out first firing squad execution in 15 years

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South Carolina lawmakers pass bill to allow execution by firing squad

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South Carolina to resume death penalty via lethal injection after 12 years

South Carolina man sues police after being ‘shot at 50 times’ during wellness check

ACLU claims South Carolina prison policy banning interviews violates First Amendment

South Carolina judge finds use of firing squad, electric chair cruel and unusual

US appeals court rules students cannot be prosecuted under South Carolina school disturbance laws

South Carolina governor signs bill allowing concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns openly

South Carolina Senate approves bill expanding death penalty methods

South Carolina police arrest sheriff’s deputy for shooting unarmed suspect and having police dog maul bystander

“‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga., Pa. Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”

South Carolina Dilemma: How to Organize Firing Squad

South Carolina announces it can conduct executions by firing squad

“South Carolina State Trial Judge Confirmed to Fourth Circuit”

US appeals court dismisses lawsuit accusing Meta of radicalizing Charleston church shooter

The Difference Between the Federal & South Carolina Rules on the Scope of Cross-Examination

South Carolina Supreme Court blocks firing squad execution

Federal court temporarily blocks mask mandate ban in South Carolina schools

South Carolina Lawyer Gets Slap On The Wrist After Swindling Millions From Victims

“As South Carolina prepares for a firing squad execution, here are how many have gone wrong”

“Narrow decisions, broad goals: Why the South Carolina redistricting case was decided 6 to 3.”

South Carolina Passes Law on Policing Standards

South Carolina laws that prosecute kids for ‘disorderly’ conduct are unconstitutional, 4th Circuit says

South Carolina Initiates Sweeping Law Enforcement Reform

“South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution”

South Carolina Lawyer Accused Of Recording Renters At His Rental Unit

South Carolina Governor Plans To Axe Gay Marriage Citing Compelling Legal Doctrine Of ‘Our Traditions’

1,600th modern US execution carried out as death row population continues decline

Court of Appeals of South Carolina Finds Rule 801(d)(2)(B) Applied to Defendant's Head Nod

“South Carolina justice warns judicial diversity is needed in only state with all-male high court”

South Carolina Deputies Fired for Role in Death of Jailed Mentally Ill Black Man

US federal judge rules NAACP data collection lawsuit may proceed

A Testifying Cop with Priors And An Unidentified Leaker Walk Into A South Carolina Voting Booth — See Also

The morning read for Friday, Nov. 1

South Carolina Attorney Indicted For Murder Of Wife And Son On Top Of The ‘Embezzlement, Money Laundering, Hitman, Insurance Plot, Oxy’ Stuff

Families Demand Investigation into South Carolina County Jail

Federal appeals court upholds death sentence for Charleston church shooter

“South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad; The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner; The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah”

United States: Court Of Appeals Upends Agricultural Permitting In South Carolina - Nexsen Pruet

South Carolina Adds Firing Squad to List of Execution Methods

“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”

Idaho legislature passes bill to use firing squads as a method of execution

The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

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