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The new deans of South Carolina’s two law schools say that the Uniform Bar Exam the state administered on July 28 and 29 amid the COVID-19 pandemic went about as well as could be hoped for considering all of the ...
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2020 bar exam went smoothly despite COVID, law deans say
No federal relief leaves states, cities facing big deficits
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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Read More »Pardon too late for Chester councilman kicked out of office
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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Read More »Avoiding bankruptcy through neutral facilitation 
By Joan N. Feeney Although relief under Chapter 11 of the nation’s bankruptcy laws can have consummate benefits for a business in financial trouble, evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of a bankruptcy filing is an essential analysis for every business ...
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Read More »Opponents of private school grant plan file lawsuit
In the latest move to halt Gov. Henry McMaster’s plan to use COVID-19 funding for private school tuition for low- to moderate-income students, Safe Access to Flexible Education opponents filed a lawsuit against the program in the S.C. Supreme Court ...
Read More »Masks, shields and spread out jurors as trials resume in SC
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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Read More »SC biz leaders call for protections from virus liability
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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Read More »Tips for conducting post-trial juror interviews
By Courtney Collins To be a fly on a wall during a jury deliberation is perhaps a dream for most attorneys. While on some level this dream can be achieved through jury research, including focus groups and mock trials, the ...
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Read More »Masks now mandatory in S.C. courthouses
Citing the rapid increase of COVID-19 infections in the state, South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty has ordered that every person who comes into county and municipal courthouses must wear a mask. “Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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Read More »U.S. Supreme Court rulings raise important considerations for religious employers
By Elizabeth L. Sherwood The just-concluded U.S. Supreme Court term was an eventful one for parochial schools and other religious employers. On June 15, the court held in Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. ____ (2020), that Title VII of ...
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