South Carolina Supreme Court rules death penalty by firing squad, other methods legal
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that firing squad and other methods of execution generally considered cruel and unusual are legal in the state if an inmate requests that method of execution. of Verdict This comes after the state passed a law in 2021 allowing firing squad and electrocution in addition to executions following […]
SC high court rules in favor of death penalty, including by firing squad
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, paving the way for the resumption of executions for the first time in more than a decade. All five justices agreed with at least parts of the ruling, but two of […]
South Carolina High Court Rules That Firing Squad And Other Death Penalty Methods Are Legal
Pictured in the front row (from left) are Justice John W. Kittridge, Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, and Justice John Cannon Few, and in the back row (from right) are Justice George C. James Jr. and Justice D. Garrison Hill. (Photo courtesy of the Riley Institute) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffWednesday, July 31, 2024 4:06 […]
Federal Court Strikes Down New Jersey’s AR-15 Ban as Unconstitutional
Gun enthusiasts take part in the annual Machine Gun Shoot and guns are on display (Photo: Spencer Pratt/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffWednesday, July 31, 2024 12:28 PM A federal judge in New Jersey ruled Tuesday that the state’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional. advertisement U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan ruled in favor […]
Texas border floating barrier in Rio Grande can stay for now, court rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that a floating barrier installed on the Rio Grande to stop illegal immigrants from Mexico entering Texas can remain in place for the time being. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling by its trial panel that said the buoys must be moved in December, saying […]
Texas’ buoy barrier to deter illegal crossings can remain in Rio Grande, court rules
On Tuesday, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas Maintains waterproofness On the Rio Grande River. Last summer, in response to the Biden administration’s refusal to secure the southern border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced plans to erect a 1,000-foot-tall floating fence across the river, made up of linked, 4-foot-wide, spherical […]
Court rules Texas can keep floating barrier on Rio Grande amid legal battle
A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can keep a floating wall it erected on the Rio Grande River to stop migrants from entering the state. FiveNumber The 34th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned an earlier ruling, marking the latest development in the legal battle between Texas and the Biden administration […]
Biden, Harris Propose Abolishing Supreme Court as Independent Branch
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday echoed President Joe Biden’s call to fundamentally abolish the Supreme Court’s independence and destroy its status as an independent branch of government protected from political pressure. That specific feature is patently unconstitutional and can only be achieved by changing the Constitution itself. And conservative leaders are […]
R. Kelly petitions Supreme Court to throw out sex crime convictions
Lawyers for R&B singer R. Kelly on Tuesday filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against his federal sex crimes conviction, arguing that the conviction should be thrown out because of the statute of limitations. Kelly, who is already serving a 30-year sentence for a sex trafficking case in North Carolina in 2021, was also […]
Texas Can Keep Floating Border Barriers, Says Court in Biden Admin Lawsuit
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Texas can keep the buoys that Gov. Greg Abbott ordered installed on the Rio Grande River. The Biden-Harris administration has sued Texas to stop it from erecting a barrier on the river that separates Mexico from the United States. “Biden tried to remove them. I […]