Law 360

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The Fourth Circuit has refused to let a South Carolina urgent care center slip out of a case from a former assistant who alleges her former bosses broke federal privacy statutes by searching through hundreds of her personal emails for evidence to use in a trade secrets suit that had followed her out the door.

Statute 40

Statute 40

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

As I wrote earlier this week , the descendants of plaintiffs in a companion case from South Carolina believe that Brown should be renamed Briggs v. United States , which limits the scope of identity theft under a federal criminal statute. “I Board of Education, the landmark civil rights case out of that state.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Lawyer Lawyers Statute 108

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 19, 2021

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.

Felony 112

Felony Government Statute Court 112

Legal Research is Easy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

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.

Tort 52

Tort Personal Injury Government Lawyer 52

JURIST

APRIL 4, 2025

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday for South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid coverage since it performs abortions. The petitioners, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, raised several issues of interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act.

Court 186

Court Statute Attorney Government 186

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Jocelyn Newman ruled Tuesday that the state’s planned use of a firing squad and an electric chair for executions was unconstitutional. After the convictions, South Carolina passed Bill 200 , which changed the default method of execution in the state to electrocution.

Statute 200

Statute Laws Court 200

MyCase

AUGUST 16, 2022

For reference, the South Carolina Bar Association provides an example of a letter to a client informing them of an attorney’s retirement. . Part of your retirement plan should include how and when you will notify your clients of your retirement.

Lawyer 52

Lawyer Lawyers Law Firm Law Firms 52

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 2, 2025

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.

Court 73

Court Statute Cause of Action Laws 73

JURIST

AUGUST 25, 2023

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic joined two physicians and Greenville Women’s Clinic to file a petition Thursday asking the Supreme Court of South Carolina to reconsider its decision to uphold a strict state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Court 104

Court Construction Statute Contract 104

The Crime Report

AUGUST 5, 2022

Massachusetts and South Carolina are the only two states remaining where the violation is not illegal. Some legal advocates cautioned that the measure the House embraced was too broadly written and could unintentionally sweep people into a new criminal statute.

Statute 122

Statute Legal Legal Court 122

SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

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. The case is George v. These and other petitions of the week are below: SNH SE Ashley River Tenant, LLC v.

Litigation 109

Litigation Litigating Court Statute 109

JURIST

JUNE 30, 2024

The court did not find either situation to be the case because “[t]he statute does not prevent medical providers from treating children with gender dysphoria with [alternative treatments], nor does it prohibit them from providing those medical procedures to adults.”

Court 104

Court Felony Healthcare Statute 104

SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 28, 2022

South Carolina applies to Arizona, also applies to cases that are pending on collateral review. The states asked the justices to weigh in on that question, as well as when the statute of limitations in their challenge begins to run. Arizona , the Supreme Court’s 2016 decision holding that the court’s 1994 ruling in Simmons v.

Laws 98

Laws Court Statute 98

SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 23, 2022

South Carolina that in cases where a capital defendant’s future dangerousness is at issue, due process entitles the defendant to inform the jury that he will be ineligible for parole if not sentenced to death. Issue : Whether the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. In 1994, the Supreme Court held in Simmons v. 10 and Jan.

Court 95

Court Statute Felony Laws 95

SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2023

The statute was amended in 1950 to remove burglary from the list, and in 1968 it was amended to add rape and murder, in part because a federal civil rights commission noted the omission of such serious felonies from the list. South Carolina to present evidence of her good behavior in prison. She also notes that in Skipper v.

Immigration 103

Immigration Court Felony Statute 103

The Crime Report

JANUARY 13, 2023

There’s nothing in any of the statutes that say, ‘If an agency doesn’t do this within 30 days, the secretary can fine them $500 or penalize them.’ It is incumbent upon the agencies themselves to comply with these statutes.”. We don’t have any stick,” Newsome said.

Attorney 105

Attorney Litigation Litigating Depose 105

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This proposal would decouple voting rights from cases and statutes designed to protect the equality of voting. South Carolina v. Lewis famously declared from the Lincoln Memorial that “‘One man, one vote’ is the African cry. t is ours, too. It must be ours.”. In 1964, the Supreme Court handed down Reynolds v. 803, 15 L.Ed.2d

Laws 56

Laws Government Law School Statute 56

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

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

Tort 47

Tort Litigating Litigation Construction 47

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

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).

Tort 45

Tort Litigating Litigation Construction 45

JURIST

MAY 6, 2024

A statement from the ICC Prosecutor’s Office made Friday noted that “significant public interest” surrounding present cases encouraged dialogue but warned against individuals threatening to retaliate against any actions of the court, which is prohibited under Article 70 of the Rome Statute , to which the US is not a party.

Statute 291

Statute Court Government 291

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In 2018, South Carolina terminated the Medicaid provider agreement of a Planned Parenthood affiliate in that state, saying the agency could receive the funding again if it stopped providing abortions. Planned Parenthood affiliates provide medical care to low-income individuals through state Medicaid programs.

Court 127

Court Lawyer Lawyers Real Estate 127

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 7, 2023

Ohio State argued that the victims’ lawsuits were filed too late, because the statute of limitations for their claims was two years. In the court of appeals’ view, the statute of limitations began to run when the victims knew of both Strauss’ abuse and Ohio State’s inaction. South Carolina v.

Court 77

Court Statute Education Laws 77

JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2025

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that a federal statute requiring people to be 21 to purchase handguns from Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) conflicts with previous Supreme Court decisions and the Second Amendment.

Statute 208

Statute Laws Court Court Decisions 208

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

Court 72

Court Government Compensatory Damages Litigating 72

Conflict of Laws

MAY 4, 2025

This restrictive turn mirrors the trajectory of human rights litigation under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). [22] South Carolina, Charleston Division) (unreported). [12] 22] Starting with the Second Circuits decision in Filrtiga v. 2d 1187 (United States District Court, CD California). [10]

Court 59

Court Laws Litigating Litigation 59

The Crime Report

JULY 7, 2021

Seth Stoughton , an associate professor of law at the University of South Carolina, sees “defund” as shorthand for more social service investment, as well as reexamining what law enforcement means in America. A Model for Defunding: An Evidence-Based Statute for Behavioral Health Crisis Response. Jocelyn Simonson.

Education 116

Education Laws Government Legal 116

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. The biggest skunk is a hog-nosed skunk that can reach up to 18 pounds. __ 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.

Tort 57

Tort Litigating Litigation Construction 57

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 1, 2025

But the dispute has drawn widespread attention because of the context in which it came to the justices: an attempt by South Carolina to exclude Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program because it provides abortions. Edwards and Planned Parenthood went to federal court in South Carolina.

Court 133

Court Laws Litigating Litigation 133

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 1, 2023

The government argues that the court usually grants review when a court of appeals has invalidated the application of a federal statute, and that the court granted review in both Iancu v. That court dismissed the claim on the merits because it was filed after the two-year statute of limitations had expired. On appeal, the U.S.

Government 105

Government Court Statute Law Firm 105

SCOTUSBlog

MAY 18, 2023

The court’s grant suggests the court may be poised to narrow the scope of standing for members of Congress to sue to enforce statutes. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP , involving allegations of racial gerrymandering in a South Carolina congressional district. The second new relist is Chestnut v.

Administrative Law 100

Administrative Law Depositions Court Contract 100

JURIST

JANUARY 6, 2025

” Using this statute, Biden has withdrawn these regions from “disposition by oil or natural gas leasing” for an undetermined period. Former president and President-elect Donald Trump extended an offshore drilling moratorium in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina in 2020.

Statute 197

Statute 197

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Supreme Court held that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that its review of the remand order in Baltimore’s climate change case against fossil fuel companies was limited to determining whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. May 10, 2021).

Court 45

Court Statute Government Litigating 45

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 5, 2023

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar argued both that the lower court’s ruling is wrong and that the Supreme Court normally grants review when a federal appeals court strikes down a federal statute. South Carolina , she had a constitutional right to present evidence of her good behavior in prison.

Statute 110

Statute Court Government Laws 110

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 7, 2022

South Carolina (that due process entitles a capital defendant whose future dangerousness is at issue to inform the jury that he will be ineligible for parole if not sentenced to death) applies in Arizona — applied a settled rule of federal law that must be applied to cases pending on collateral review in Arizona.

Laws 142

Laws Immigration Court Legal 142

SCOTUSBlog

JULY 3, 2024

United States , the justices narrowed the scope of a federal criminal statute under which hundreds of Jan. The court in Corner Post ruled that the window to challenge an action by a federal agency, a six-year statute of limitations, begins to run when the plaintiff is injured, even if that injury comes long after the action occurs.

Court 104

Court Drafting Statute Laws 104

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 21, 2021

South Carolina Coastal Council. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed, holding that the developer hadn’t proven an unconstitutional regulatory taking. The developer now urges the court to revisit its open-ended test for assessing regulatory takings under Penn Central Transportation Co. New York City and Lucas v. Scarnati v.

Court 105

Court Immigration Statute Law Firms 105