supreme court

Special Coverage: Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

By Alfred Turner • Oct 9, 2020
File photo of the U.S. Supreme Court building
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Monday - Wednesday, Oct 12 - 15, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding hearings on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Barrett would fill the seat left vacant with the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  South Carolina Public Radio will broadcast gavel-to-gavel coverage from NPR. Watch the hearings live, here.

SC Lede: COVID-19 — Can I Get A Witness?!

By • Sep 29, 2020
Voters cast ballots during the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on February 29, 2020.
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This episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 29, 2020, features: the latest on absentee voting by mail; what the Supreme Court fight could mean for the future; a look at the economic impact the pandemic is having on families; and more.

Pres. Trump To Announce His Supreme Court Nominee

By Alfred Turner • Sep 25, 2020
Graphic of the Whitehouse
Annette Elizabeth Allen for NPR

Saturday, September 26, at 5:00 p.m. President Trump will announce his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18. Watch the announcement live, here...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lies In Repose At Supreme Court

By Alfred Turner • Sep 23, 2020
File photo of the U.S. Supreme Court building
Liam James Doyle/NPR

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being remembered in a private ceremony at the high court, where her body is lying in repose. Watch the ceremony here, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

SC Lede: COVID-19 — Cruel Summer

By • Jun 20, 2020
Gavin Jackson and SC Lede horticulturalist Brinton Fox on June 19, 2020.
A.T. Shire/South Carolina Public Radio

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 20, 2020, we examine the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision this week prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ employees, as well as the latest unemployment data, and the link between stress and alcohol abuse during the pandemic. Plus, SC Lede horticulturalist Brinton Fox joins us with tips on what to plan this summer, and more!

Making a Difference: Jean Toal

By • Sep 7, 2015
Jean Toal

  South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal is retiring at the end of 2015. First elected to the court in 1988, Toal has served as its chief since 2000. This week on Walter Edgar's Journal, Toal joins Dr, Edgar to talk about her career and about the changes she has helped bring to South Carolina’s court systems. And she gives a preview of her upcoming James Otis Lecture, September 18th.

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