South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An inmate in the South Carolina prison system has died after contracting COVID-19, officials said. The Department of Corrections said Gary Clifton Hamilton, 63, died Wednesday at an outside hospital after testing positive for the virus ...

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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina can both honor nine Black worshippers killed five years ago in a racist attack and send a message that it loves and protects all its neighbors by becoming the ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a nearly two-month long delay because of COVID-19, South Carolina lawmakers are preparing to write a budget without a lot of certainty on how much they can spend. The state Board of Economic Advisors meets ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Federal authorities say a New York attorney who represented a South Carolina woman who cashed in on a $1.5 billion ticket sold in the Upstate has been indicted on charges he stole tens of millions from ...

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By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump’s new postmaster general says he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics blame ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina’s Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak. In an Aug. 17 news release, Senate President Harvey Peeler said state senators would ...

COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has asked the state’s Supreme Court to determine whether the state’s monument protection law is constitutional. Wilson’s Aug. 13 letter calls on the court to weigh in a lawsuit filed by ...

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press State and local government officials across the U.S. have been on edge for months about how to keep basic services running while covering rising costs related to the coronavirus outbreak as tax revenue plummeted. It’s ...

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CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — A judge kicked a man convicted of a felony off a small town city council South Carolina, even though the man has been pardoned for his crimes. The problem is William R. King II’s pardon came ...

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LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — The first trial in a South Carolina courtroom since the COVID-19 pandemic began included spread out jurors, a glass shield around the witness stand and bailiffs reminding everyone that masks are required. The murder trial started ...

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