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It's a guy thing

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Take, for example, concept of statutes versus codes. Do you know what the difference between statutes and codes are? Judges, attorneys, pro se litigants - all use the terms interchangeably and they all sound like tourists. We were having a discussion and, wouldn't you know it, the topic of statutes v. codes came up.

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On Fighting Personal Injury Cases in Charleston

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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

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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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Mandatory minimums, payday lending, and voting rights in first session of Supreme Court term

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One “friend of the court” brief filed in support of Pulsifer tells the justices that the lower court’s ruling “turns the statute on its head by foreclosing safety-valve relief for the vast majority of defendants to whom the statutory amendment might apply.” South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP.

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

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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

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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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Supreme Court hears dispute over South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood

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Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether Planned Parenthood has a legal right under federal civil rights laws to challenge the order by South Carolinas governor barring abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid. Federal law generally bars the use of Medicaid funds for abortions.

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