SC Supreme Court to decide how much stays secret about executions

The question is part of an ongoing lawsuit challenging a 2023 expansion to a law protecting companies that provide lethal injection drugs.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 1,103

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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COLUMBIA — How much a state secrecy law really hides from the public will be up to the state Supreme Court, which heard arguments Tuesday as part of a broader challenge on executions in South Carolina.

The question arose as part of an ongoing federal lawsuit filed last year by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The lawsuit as a whole argues the 2023 expansion of the law, which …

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