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Supreme Court declines South Carolina agency appeal in Google antitrust case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCDPR) challenging a lower court ruling that found the state had waived sovereign immunity by participating in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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US appeals court rules students cannot be prosecuted under South Carolina school disturbance laws

JURIST

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Wednesday ruled that two South Carolina school disturbance laws cannot be used to prosecute students for disruptive behavior. The could said that children as young as seven were referred to prosecutors by their schools under these laws.

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ACLU claims South Carolina prison policy banning interviews violates First Amendment

JURIST

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of South Carolina filed a lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) on Thursday, claiming the department’s ban on news media interviews for incarcerated people violates the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

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South Carolina governor signs bill allowing concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns openly

JURIST

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill Monday allowing those with concealed weapons permits to carry their firearms openly in public. In a statement, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said , “the Open Carry with Training Act does not change the law on who can carry a firearm.

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South Carolina police arrest sheriff’s deputy for shooting unarmed suspect and having police dog maul bystander

JURIST

South Carolina police arrested a sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday for shooting an unarmed suspect and causing his police dog to maul an innocent bystander. Florence County Sheriff TJ Joye requested an investigation from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) into Sellers’s shooting a few days later.

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South Carolina Lawyer Gets Slap On The Wrist After Swindling Millions From Victims

Above The Law

The post South Carolina Lawyer Gets Slap On The Wrist After Swindling Millions From Victims appeared first on Above the Law. Weird way to reward people who served.

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South Carolina Republicans ask justices to let district ruled a racial gerrymander go forward

SCOTUSBlog

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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