By Seanna Adcox | Editor-in-chief
This will be my last newsletter for three weeks. Don’t worry: The news will continue to arrive in your inbox. Jessica and Skylar are taking over while I’m on vacation. If all goes well, I’ll wake up Saturday in Egypt. This will be the first time since launching the Gazette almost three years ago that I’ll truly be away from my laptop and fairly unreachable. But I have always wanted to see the pyramids, and this was an opportunity I just couldn’t pass up. I will be back on the job Sept. 23.
“One cannot reveal something that is already known to the public.” - State Supreme Court Justice Gary Hill, who wrote the unanimous opinion on a case about South Carolina’s execution secrecy law.
By Jessica Holdman
Democrat Jermaine Johnson defied odds in June, walloping two primary opponents despite being far outspent by wealthy candidates who could self-fund their campaigns. He stayed in the race even after being urged to drop out and watching big-name Democrats line up behind a well-connected late entry. As he seeks to make history in November, he says his campaign strategy isn't changing.
The state high court ruled Wednesday in a case asking if people can be punished for releasing execution information that’s already public. (Photo by Mary Ann Chastain/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)
By Skylar Laird
A civil rights group can’t face punishment for releasing certain information about the execution process, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday. The ruling came in a rare case where both sides already agreed. But the American Civil Liberties Union wanted a court ruling before risking arrest for releasing information it’s compiled.
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