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South Carolina death penalty shield statute oral argument has started scetv.org/live/supreme-court…
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ACLU SC v Alan Wilson et al. docket.sccourts.info/case/84… This is certified question case from the federal district court around what is commonly known as the "shield statute" (S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-580). I've included the relevant subsections here. (continued in next tweet)
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reminder: tomorrow is the Supreme Court's only scheduled argument date this month
The SC supreme court will consider four cases in June. 3 will have oral argument on June 16. One will be considered on the briefs. Summaries of each case below (not generated by AI). Dockets with all briefs are also linked.
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SC Supreme Court Opinion Bot retweeted
this order is not related to pending motions filed in May. It is the Supreme Court order assigning Judge McCaslin to the cases. I've uploaded here where you can see the stamp from the clerk documentcloud.org/documents/…
Working to obtain the new order in the Murdaugh cases. I've sent an email to the clerk
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looks like Judge Debra McCaslin has started her work on these Murdaugh case dockets. @SCDocketUpdates will post the order whenever the clerk sends it over
Working to obtain the new order in the Murdaugh cases. I've sent an email to the clerk
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Order: 2026-06-10-01: In the Matter of Ashaley Chrishton Boatwright sccourts.org/media/courtOrde…
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Opinion: Corley v. Palmetto Bluff Development: sccourts.org/media/opinions/…
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Opinion: Antoinet Moore v. Green's Grocery: sccourts.org/media/opinions/…
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Press release re McCaslin's appointment to Murdaugh matters McCaslin & staff won't comment, interview, or speculate on the matter. All proceedings will be noticed by the County Clerk, and rulings will occur in open court or via published written orders. sccourts.org/media/4j4od0cg/…
Order: 2026-06-08-01: State v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh sccourts.org/media/courtOrde…
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Judge Debra R McCaslin is the judge vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and dispose of all general sessions matters re Alex Murdaugh here's her bio sccourts.org/courts/trial-co…
Order: 2026-06-08-01: State v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh sccourts.org/media/courtOrde…
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Order: 2026-06-08-01: State v. Richard Alexander Murdaugh sccourts.org/media/courtOrde…
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that's a wrap on supreme court filings for the week! happy weekend :)
New filings in SC Supreme Court cases on June 5, 2026 docket.sccourts.info/supreme…
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Order: 2026-06-05-01: In the Matter of MaRhonda Shatoya Smith sccourts.org/media/courtOrde…
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somewhat uncommon post-remittitur request but not entirely unprecedented. Juror 785 had already requested these documents be unsealed but that motion was denied. Now, the state says they have no objection to the in camera hearing transcripts being released to the public.
New: Murdaugh SC Supreme Court Docket activity. State moves to unseal transcripts regarding Juror 785's removal in the Alex Murdaugh case documentcloud.org/documents/…
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the state says this kind of request has been made before in State v Blackwell.
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Order: 2026-06-04-01: Amendments to Rule 3, Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 501, South Carolina Appellate Court Rules sccourts.org/media/courtOrde…
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New: Murdaugh SC Supreme Court Docket activity. State moves to unseal transcripts regarding Juror 785's removal in the Alex Murdaugh case documentcloud.org/documents/…

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Order: 2026-06-03-01: In the Matter of Jeanette Marie Samra-Arteaga, Respondent. sccourts.org/media/courtOrde…
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(to be submitted without oral argument) Jason Black v. State docket.sccourts.info/case/84… This is an appeal of a Court of Appeals denial to rehear a matter which resulted in the reversal of a post conviction court's grant of new trial.

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SC Public Interest Foundation v. Oconee County docket.sccourts.info/case/83… This is a complex appeal and cross appeal of an circuit court order regarding a $25 million bond to build a wastewater system. I'm not a lawyer so I'm not going to try to summarize or explain this one.

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