SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 21, 2024

The dispute centers on the map adopted by the South Carolina legislature in 2021 for the state’s seven seats in the U.S. A Black voter who lives in District 1 and the South Carolina Conference of the NAACP argued that the new district was the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. House of Representatives.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“South Carolina State Trial Judge Confirmed to Fourth Circuit”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “South Carolina State Trial Judge Confirmed to Fourth Circuit” appeared first on How Appealing.

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The Crime Report

MAY 26, 2022

A new law requires police agencies across South Carolina to abide by minimum standards on tactics such as chokeholds and bans, putting an untrained officer on duty alone, Palmetto Politics reports. The law signed May 23 by Gov.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a sweeping law enforcement reform law that creates new standards for training, conduct and accreditation of its law enforcement, reports The State. At present, just 51 of the 335 agencies in the state are fully accredited.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 25, 2023

“South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution”: Kathryn Casteel of The Greenville News has this report. The post “South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution” appeared first on How Appealing.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down two South Carolina laws that punish elementary and secondary school students who act “disorderly,” use “obscene” language…

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The US District Court for the District of South Carolina blocked the state’s mask mandate ban on Tuesday, determining that the mandate discriminates against children with disabilities. Proviso 1.108 , implemented in May of this year, placed a ban on mandating mask-wearing for teachers and school children.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The post South Carolina Governor Plans To Axe Gay Marriage Citing Compelling Legal Doctrine Of ‘Our Traditions’ appeared first on Above the Law. The gloves are well and truly off now, kids.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 19, 2023

Blue Lies Don't Matter : Stanford Law student proves that police get special treatment when it comes to past-act admissibility. Affirmative Action Ain't The Only Thing Getting Nixed This Year : Equal votes isn't really looking up in South Carolina, and the Supreme Court is to blame. Next phase, the Court's spouses ?

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Heres the Thursday morning read: Ex-Congressman’s Meme Fight Faces Long Odds at Supreme Court (Kyle Jahner, Bloomberg Law News) Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2022

The post South Carolina Attorney Indicted For Murder Of Wife And Son On Top Of The ‘Embezzlement, Money Laundering, Hitman, Insurance Plot, Oxy’ Stuff appeared first on Above the Law. It just keeps going.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2025

The lawsuit was filed in February 2024 in response to New York Governor Kathy Hochul signing new congressional maps into law. South Carolina’s map was also ordered to be redrawn, but the decision was reversed in March of last year. This is not the first settlement of its kind.

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ABA Journal

MAY 26, 2022

A Charleston, South Carolina, lawyer charged last week with entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot has been fired from his…

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Law firms and courthouses are dealing with Hurricane Ian and its aftermath. Several federal courthouses in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia were closed Friday, according…

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Bizarre story keeps piling on weird.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The state attorneys generals of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina alleged in a federal Missouri court that Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is unauthorized and poses economic harm to working class individuals.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

But the act prevents these so-called citizen suits if the government is already enforcing the law. Ken and Sharon Smith wanted to form a private vineyard, orchard, and wedding barn in Pickens County, South Carolina. They named their venue Arabella Farm. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit reinstated it.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 13, 2023

The recent ruling in South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. To address the housing crisis in South Carolina, the NAACP’s Housing Navigator Program sought to scrape online housing court records, so it could uncover tenants with eviction actions filed against them and further assist them with fighting those eviction actions.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 30, 2022

In custody hearings in South Carolina, there is a guardian ad litem appointed to advocate for the child in the early stages.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Law School Woes : Cleveland-Marshall out of financial compliance with the ABA. What In The World : The attack on a South Carolina attorney has spun into a trip to rehab, a suspended license, and missing funds. Quick, let's see if anyone's willing to pay an emergency tuition surcharge!

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether Medicaid beneficiaries can sue over South Carolinas decision to defund Planned Parenthood. Although federal law generally…

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Authorities allege that Google’s collection of location information violated the participating states’ consumer protection laws because “ Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information.”

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2025

As a part of the Legal Marketing Associations (LMAs) partnership with Above the Law, each month were here to share a roundup of insights and intel from Strategies & Voices, the official online publication of LMA, dedicated to the craft of legal marketing. Before joining the firm, she was a marketing consultant and writer for law firms.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A partner from the law firm of once-prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh—who is now charged with murder and financial crimes —testified Thursday about…

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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“SC Supreme Court issues Heritage Act ruling, calling vote measure an ‘overreach'”: John Monk and Emily Bohatch of The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report. ” And Jeffrey Collins of The Associated Press reports that “ South Carolina’s Confederate monument protection law upheld.”

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Police say prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, under investigation for law firm theft, plotted to have himself killed by a former client, so his…

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 19, 2024

South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the lower court erred in finding that a South Carolina congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The legislature adopted the plan, and the Governor signed it into law. In Alexander v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2024

Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court rules in South Carolina gerrymandering case (Nina Totenberg, NPR) Supreme Court throws out race claim in South Carolina redistricting case in win for GOP (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Supreme Court Conservatives Add New Minority Voter Roadblocks (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law) Tired, testy (..)

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HowAppealing

MAY 25, 2021

“SC Supreme Court hears arguments on constitutionality of Heritage Act shielding monuments”: Jamie Lovegrove of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this report. ” You can access via this link the video of today’s oral argument before the Supreme Court of South Carolina.

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Above The Law

MAY 15, 2023

The post South Carolina’s Racial Gerrymandering Is Headed To The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law. Maybe we should start calling racial gerrymandering to exclude black voters 'reverse affirmative action.' People only seem to care when you put 'reverse' in front of it.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A prominent South Carolina lawyer told police that he was shot in the head by a person in a pickup truck Saturday, a day after…

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Updated: Police say prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, under investigation for law firm theft, plotted to have himself killed by a former client, so…

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JonathanTurley

MAY 24, 2022

The University of South Carolina was hit with a Title VI complaint after it attempted to create a special academic program that expressly excluded whites from participation. It took a formal complaint to get the public school to agree to drop racial exclusions.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

More fallout from attack on South Carolina attorney.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 2, 2024

Bloomberg Law News ] * Sixth Circuit shuts down net neutrality because "major questions" means never having to say you have a legal justification. Balls and Strikes ] * South Carolina's execution menu is not cruel and unusual. appeared first on Above the Law. Roll on Friday ] * Journey band members head to chancery.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

“Ethics complaint filed over new SC federal Judge Joe Dawson’s County Council departure deal”: David Slade of The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina has this report. And Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Madison Alder of Bloomberg Law report that “ U.S.

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