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My latest from @propublica: After the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected an abortion ban, the state’s mostly male legislators replaced the only female justice with a man. (THREAD)
The result: The nation’s only all-male high court will hear critical cases about abortion.
Lawmakers, who elect judges in SC, chose from 2 female judges and 1 male.
All 3 were appeals court judges with excellent reputations.
All 3 were appeals court judges with excellent reputations.
The GOP rallied behind the man. The women quickly bowed out.
“It was entirely their gender that disqualified them,” said @LynnSTeague of @LWVSC
(Republicans denied gender was the key issue.)
“It was entirely their gender that disqualified them,” said @LynnSTeague of @LWVSC
(Republicans denied gender was the key issue.)
After confirming the new male justice to the state Supreme Court, Republicans also got to work trying to pass a new abortion ban.
This is the story of how South Carolina got its all-male Supreme Court - and the consequences in a state that often ranks at the bottom of lists about women’s well-being.
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