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South Carolina’s highest court refuses to stop another firing squad execution

Mikal Mahdi has one more opportunity to live

The Independent UK

Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution

A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution be postponed because his lawyers have not yet received the autopsy report from the last execution two weeks ago

The Independent UK

Appeals court tries to untangle litigation over pending North Carolina court election

A federal appeals panel has heard arguments involving a still-unresolved November election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat

The Independent UK

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Riggs rebuts GOP effort to deny her win

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is accusing her Republican opponent of undermining democracy

Salon

A troubling precedent in North Carolina

Jefferson Griffin, a Republican state Supreme Court candidate, is refusing to accept his November loss

Salon

2025 Election Races To Watch In The U.S.

2025 brings competitive elections in various states including Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

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South Carolina death row inmate makes final appeal, says trial lawyer wasn't prepared

A man expected to be the next inmate scheduled for execution in South Carolina is making a final appeal to the state Supreme Court

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Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on gender-affirming health care for minors

The justices agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy

The Independent UK

Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s

A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office between 1988 and 1990

The Independent UK

Lawsuit against troopers who investigated 11-year-old in murder case nears trial

A man who was charged with murdering his father's fiancee when he was just 11 years old is suing four state troopers

The Independent UK

People In Arkansas Are Voting On Expanding Medical Marijuana. A Court Ruled Their Votes Won't Be Counted

The state Supreme Court ruled the ballot measure was misleading.

International Business Times

MAGA Ally Kari Lake Demands Dem Challenger's Divorce Records Be Unsealed

The Republican claims her opponent "served his 1st wife divorce papers at Christmas-time when she was 9 months pregnant"

Latin Times

Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial

The Independent UK

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection

A condemned man was forced to choose how he’ll be put to death in South Carolina

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North Carolina court says speedway can sue top health official over COVID-19 closure

North Carolina’s highest court says a racetrack shuttered for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the state’s top health regulator

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Missouri death row inmate with DNA evidence on his side gets last ditch hearing to save his life

Marcellus Williams, 55, was sentenced to death in 2001 for fatally stabbing well-known St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle

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She was found dead with 20 stab wounds and it was ruled a suicide. Her family could soon get that changed

In January 2011, Ellen Greenberg was found dead with 20 stab wounds and a 10-inch knife lodged in her chest

The Independent UK

Appeals court hears Christian homeless shelter's challenge to Washington anti-discrimination law

A Christian homeless shelter is challenging a Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the charity to hire LGBTQ+ people and others who don't share its religious beliefs

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Nevada Supreme Court is asked to step into Washoe County fray over certification of recount results

Two top officials in Nevada are asking the state Supreme Court to step into a fray over a vote earlier this week by Washoe County commissioners not to certify recount results in two local races

The Independent UK

Montana Republicans urge state high court to reverse landmark youth climate ruling

Republican officials in Montana will ask the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a landmark climate ruling in a lawsuit brought by young environmentalists

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives have interpreted as an abortion ban

International Business Times

Court Rules Donald Trump Can Sue Niece For Being 'Source' For NY Times

An appellate NY court ruled that Donald Trump can sue his niece for providing financial documents to The New York Times during an investigation.

WEKU

The Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an old law from the 1860s can stand in the state, outlawing nearly all abortions.

WEKU

Alabama lawmakers move to protect IVF; massive leak reveals Chinese hacking operations

Alabama lawmakers propose bills to clarify the state Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos are "children." Leaked documents show a Chinese company's hacking operations for the Chinese government.

WEKU

Supreme Court weighs challenge to EPA rule; student loans wiped under SAVE plan

The Supreme Court considers whether to pause an EPA rule meant to reduce pollution that drifts across states. The Education Department canceled loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers on the SAVE plan.

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