South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wary of possible vulnerability to coronavirus-related lawsuits, hundreds of members of South Carolina’s business community are calling on the state’s federal lawmakers to support liability protections they see as vital for ...

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Gov. Henry McMaster has ordered the closure of non-essential businesses in South Carolina, his latest in a stair-step escalation of measures aimed at quelling the new coronavirus outbreak. The order, announced by the governor during a news conference on Tuesday, ...

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Conservation groups suing the Trump administration over plans to conduct offshore drilling tests asked a judge on Wednesday to halt preparatory work for the drilling until their case is heard in court. The motion filed in federal court in South ...

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A Catholic mother accuses a federally funded South Carolina foster agency of not working with her because she’s “not the right kind of Christian,” her lawyers say. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday, Aimee Maddonna and her lawyers say Miracle ...

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Attorneys have asked an appellate court to reconsider its ruling upholding the conviction and 20-year sentence of a former South Carolina policeman in the shooting death of an unarmed motorist who was running away from a traffic stop. Court filings ...

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U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s opposition to one of President Donald Trump’s nominees bucked GOP leadership, but it wasn’t necessarily out of character. Scott’s decision denied Thomas Farr the chance of becoming the next Trump appointment to the federal judiciary. Farr, ...

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California billionaire Tom Steyer made another move Tuesday toward launching a potential 2020 presidential bid with an announcement that he’s planning to return to early-voting South Carolina next month for an event in Charleston. In a news release, the wealthy ...

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Democrats pondering 2020 presidential bids in the aftermath of the midterm elections are pivoting from campaigning for other candidates across the country to refocusing on their own efforts, including moves in early-voting states like South Carolina. On Friday, former Massachusetts ...

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Even in a deeply red state like South Carolina, where all statewide offices are held by Republicans, Democrats are making some inroads in the legislature. South Carolina Democrats on Tuesday wrested two state House seats from Republican incumbents. Columbia attorney ...

The time has come for South Carolina voters to decide if they will give Gov. Henry McMaster a full term in the office he’s held for nearly two years, as he goes head-to-head Tuesday with Democratic state Rep. James Smith ...