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Showing posts with label South Carolina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Carolina. Show all posts
Friday, March 7, 2025

SC anti-DEI bill could impact everything from school cafeterias to university bookstores

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 By Jessica Holdman COLUMBIA — If South Carolina legislators pass legislation meant to strip diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives fro...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Execution of SC inmate convicted 23 years ago marks first execution in the US for 2025

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By Sklar Laird Marion Bowman was the third death row inmate executed in SC since September COLUMBIA — Marion Bowman died Friday night by let...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Appeals court turns down ACLU’s request to interview SC inmates

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 By Skylar Laird COLUMBIA — The state’s prison system does not have to allow interviews with inmates, a federal appeals court decided,  echo...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Federal judge refuses to halt Friday’s execution in SC

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By Sklar Laird The Wednesday order came as part of a new lawsuit about a state secrecy law COLUMBIA — A federal judge said Wednesday she wil...
Friday, September 13, 2024

SC Supreme Court will not halt upcoming execution; activists call for clemency

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By  Sklar Laird COLUMBIA — The state Supreme Court will not halt the state’s first execution in 13 years over an inmate’s claims of new evid...
Friday, September 6, 2024

SC’s 1st inmate to be executed in 13 years will die by lethal injection, attorney decides

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 By Sklar Laird COLUMBIA — Death row inmate Freddie Owens will die by lethal injection, his attorney decided Friday. That is, if the executi...

Attorney for death row inmate can decide his method of execution, SC Supreme Court says

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 By Skylar Laird Freddie Owens asked his attorney to make the decision because of his religious beliefs COLUMBIA — A death row inmate’s atto...
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Death row inmate asks SC Supreme Court to halt execution after attorneys claim new evidence

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By Sklar Laird Owens’ execution is scheduled for Sept. 20, set to be the state’s first in 13 years COLUMBIA — The inmate who is scheduled fo...
Thursday, May 23, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court throws out SC racial gerrymandering ruling

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By Seanna Adcox Split high court upholds GOP map, but sends case back to federal panel for further analysis A federal court “clearly erred” ...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Will SC have a Supreme Court of all white men or will legislators push to diversify?

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  BY:  JESSICA HOLDMAN   COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers could make moves to diversify the state Supreme Court. Or it could become the o...