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some good local news
Saturday, January 7th, 2023 01:16 amSC’s 6-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, state Supreme Court rules
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, ruling 3-2 that it violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy.
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The abortion ban, signed into law in 2021, had been temporarily suspended as the S.C. Supreme Court mulled its constitutionality. It means the state’s previous ban at about 20 weeks stays in place for now.
South Carolina Supreme Court rules abortion protected under state constitution
Federal Court Rules South Carolina's Congressional Map Is Gerrymandered
A federal court today ordered South Carolina to redraw its 2021 enacted congressional map, ruling that a district anchored in Charleston County is a racial gerrymander.
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, ruling 3-2 that it violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy.
...
The abortion ban, signed into law in 2021, had been temporarily suspended as the S.C. Supreme Court mulled its constitutionality. It means the state’s previous ban at about 20 weeks stays in place for now.
South Carolina Supreme Court rules abortion protected under state constitution
Federal Court Rules South Carolina's Congressional Map Is Gerrymandered
A federal court today ordered South Carolina to redraw its 2021 enacted congressional map, ruling that a district anchored in Charleston County is a racial gerrymander.