The Latest Breaking News from the South Carolina Supreme Court

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber

The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided the state should take a break from executions for the holidays

South Carolina Supreme Court's ruling on death penalty legality and methods sparks debate and controversy.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state's death penalty is legal

From State v. Price, decided Sept. 6 by the South Carolina Supreme Court but posted on Westlaw in just the last two weeks: Price was convicted of murder in 2003 and sentenced to thirty-five years in prison…. The parties inform us Price began serving his sentence on December 23, 2003,…

The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week but left undecided the question of when, exactly, the “fetal heartbeat” limit begins during pregnancy

The South Carolina Supreme Court in January said that a similar six-week ban violated the state's constitution.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday signed a six-week abortion ban into law, triggering a court challenge filed by Planned Parenthood and its partners.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina six-week abortion ban that has cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature is now for the second time headed to the governor’s desk, whose expected signature enacting the bill into law is likely to be challenged immediately.