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.
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 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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JonathanTurley
JULY 24, 2022
The South Carolina legislature is moving to enact a new law with deeply troubling free speech implications. In my view, the law violates the First Amendment and should be scuttled by the legislature. The language below is reminiscent of laws making it illegal to share information on committing suicide.
The Crime Report
MARCH 3, 2022
There have been more than 250 new laws passed in that 18-month period alone — amazing state efforts to roll back the malign effects of the 30-year crime war,” the CCRC details. 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
Most states have no rules, and someone just out of law school could handle a life-without-parole case in Illinois or Nebraska. 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.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
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.
The Crime Report
MAY 9, 2022
Seven people hit with bullets at a South Carolina lounge during an Easter bash. No law enforcement official I’ve spoken with thinks these policies are a good idea. She wrote , “the new law will complicate the tasks of determining who is not permitted to carry a gun and of getting illegally possessed guns off our streets.”
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