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On Fighting Personal Injury Cases in Charleston

LegalReader

What you have to know is that in South Carolina, the statute of limitations in personal injury cases is three years from the date of the injury.

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Christian school renews effort to expand religious freedom over employment

SCOTUSBlog

This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, at what stage of litigation the ministerial exception should come into play. Gregory Tucker was a science teacher at Faith Christian Academy, a religious school operated by the nondenominational Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada, Colorado. Alexander v.

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North Carolina’s voter-ID lawsuit, racial bias in juries and a veteran’s disability claim

SCOTUSBlog

In his petition, George counters that a federal court’s interpretation of an unambiguous statute is not a mere change in interpretation but declares what the law has always meant. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. The case is George v. These and other petitions of the week are below: SNH SE Ashley River Tenant, LLC v.

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Sheriff’s Office Has Been Destroying Records Of Alleged Officer Misconduct For Years

The Crime Report

JPSO attorney Danny Martiny said the agency could not comment because of pending litigation. It is incumbent upon the agencies themselves to comply with these statutes.”. The records will not be deleted if litigation has been filed against an employee, or if the court orders certain records to be preserved, according to the policy.

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Pondering the aftermath of a landmark ruling in felon-in-possession cases

SCOTUSBlog

United States , holding that a conviction under the federal statute penalizing felons in possession of a firearm requires not only the defendant’s knowledge that he possessed a gun, but also that he knew he had the legal status of a convicted felon. 922(g) , the federal felon-in-possession statute. Greer fled down the stairwell.

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That's gonna hurt

Legal Research is Easy

As it turns out, South Carolina, where Young Lady happened to trip and tear up her knees, has it's own Torts Claim Act called, not surprisingly, the South Carolina Tort Claims Act under § 15-78-10.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. We also have a potential duel case out of Aiken, South Carolina from one year ago. South Carolina (2009) Quentin Patrick, 22, an ex-convict in Sumter, South Carolina shot and killed a trick-or-treater T.J. Charges pending. 32; 285 S.W. 455 (1926). “A

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