How the SC Supreme Court dropped the ball in the Murdaugh case

By: Ron Matthias

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 730

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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The South Carolina Supreme Court’s outrage over the courtroom clerk’s egregious misconduct during Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial is entirely understandable.

Among her other improprieties, she warned jurors “not to be fooled” by Murdaugh.

It is easy to see why the court condemned this behavior in the strongest terms. The clerk’s behavior certainly risked tipping “the scales of justice.”

But whether it did so is a different matter. The court’s ruling in Murdaugh’s …

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