JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A South Carolina woman, Taylor Shelton, sued the state on Monday after she was denied an abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy. South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban has faced several legal challenges since its inception after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2023

The South Carolina Supreme Court Thursday ruled that the state’s six week abortion ban is unconstitutional and antithetical to the right to privacy. South Carolina House Speaker Representative Murrell Smith expressed disappointment with the decision. Jackson , South Carolina moved to enforce the provision.

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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.

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2021

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the University of South Carolina (USC) has the right to require students to wear masks on campus to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and the requirement is effective immediately. The Supreme Court took up the appeal on an emergency basis.

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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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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

MARCH 29, 2024

A panel of federal judges in South Carolina issued an order Thursday reinstating a congressional map that was declared unconstitutional racial gerrymander in 2023 due to concerns that it would be impractical to adopt a new map so close to the 2024 election season. The case began after Congressional District No.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in case involving racial gerrymandering claims against South Carolina’s congressional map. John Gore argued on behalf of South Carolina Senate President Thomas Alexander, who is the defendant in the case.

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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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HowAppealing

MAY 23, 2024

“Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map; The case concerned a constitutional puzzle: how to distinguish the roles of race and partisanship in drawing voting maps when Black voters overwhelmingly favor Democrats.” ” Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G.

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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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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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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 21, 2024

The dispute centers on the map adopted by the South Carolina legislature in 2021 for the state’s seven seats in the U.S. A Black voter who lives in District 1 and the South Carolina Conference of the NAACP argued that the new district was the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. House of Representatives.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina Tuesday introduced the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. The proposed legislation follows the US Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. If enacted, the act would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy at the federal level. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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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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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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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

MARCH 20, 2021

A federal district court judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of South Carolina’s fetal heartbeat abortion act. Wade is overturned, either through a Supreme Court decision or a Constitutional amendment. We are Article III constitutional courts.

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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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HowAppealing

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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HowAppealing

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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FEBRUARY 6, 2022

“South Carolina judge is at the center of a political whirlwind around Biden’s Supreme Court decision”: Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak, and Phil Mattingly of CNN have this report.

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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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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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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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Above The Law

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The post South Carolina Court Orders Mark Meadows To Tell Georgia Prosecutor About That Funny Time He Tried To Steal An Election appeared first on Above the Law. The devil went down to Georgia. And he can take himself back there again.

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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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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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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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HowAppealing

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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