ACLU can share execution records already made public, SC Supreme Court says

The questions justices answered cropped up as part of a broader federal case about whether the secrecy law is constitutional.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 749

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — A civil rights group can’t face punishment for releasing certain information about the execution process, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday.

The opinion from the state’s highest court answered questions that arose as part of a broader legal challenge to a secrecy law meant to keep most information about executions confidential, including who carries them out and where the lethal drugs come from.

That federal lawsuit is ongoing. The judge in …

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