South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 17, 2026

Undue influence claim revives challenge to city sewer backup settlement

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a reasonable jury could find a city obtained a settlement release through undue influence after an elderly homeowner signed away her […]

Apr 17, 2026

‘I was outraged’: Detroit judge reveals how Trump changed immigration court

In 2023, after more than a decade presiding in Detroit Immigration Court, Judge David Paruch wanted to retire. His wife, Pat, a former Royal Oak mayor who still served on […]

Apr 16, 2026

$10M settlement; Plaintiff wins $11M judgment against fleet company after fatal brake-failure crash, settles for $10M

Action: Contribution Injuries alleged: Death Case name: Ferguson Enterprises v. Pee Dee Fleet Court/case no.: Horry County Court of Common Pleas/2020-CP-26-00352 Amount: $10 million Date: Feb. 28, 2026 Attorneys: Liam Duffy, Reynolds Blankenship, David Yarborough, and […]

Apr 16, 2026

Lawmakers censure KY Supreme Court justice over impeachment opinion

The Kentucky General Assembly has censured Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kelly Thompson for “intemperate remarks” he made on impeachment proceedings against Fayette County Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman. A resolution […]

Apr 16, 2026

Marcantal named 4th dean of Charleston School of Law

Jonathan A. Marcantel has been named dean of the Charleston School of Law, effective immediately, following an extensive national search, according to a press release from the institution. Marcantel becomes […]

Apr 16, 2026

Ambiguous notice and inadequate inquiry invalidate waiver of counsel at revocation hearing

The State failed to prove that the petitioner knowingly and voluntarily waived her right to counsel at a probation revocation hearing, where the notice form was ambiguous and the trial […]

Apr 15, 2026

ICE detention cases are overwhelming RI’s federal courts. What’s being done?

A surge in immigration cases in Rhode Island has lawyers pleading for relief and has led to out-of-state attorneys being allowed to represent people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. […]

Apr 15, 2026

New clinical evidence supports renewed pornography ban on supervised release

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the reimposition of a pornography ban as a condition of supervised release for a defendant convicted of transporting child sexual abuse material, […]

Apr 14, 2026

Are swastikas always hate speech? Suit against Hamilton College says no

A former student expelled from Hamilton College over a 2024 incident involving graffiti that appeared to be antisemitic hate speech may move forward with a defamation lawsuit against the Clinton […]

Apr 14, 2026

Vaccination mandate upheld as neutral law under free exercise clause

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that West Virginia’s compulsory vaccination law is a neutral and generally applicable public health measure that satisfies rational basis review and does […]

Apr 13, 2026

South Carolina Court of Appeals affirms joint custody despite parental conflict

The family court properly applied statutory best-interest factors and identified sufficient exceptional circumstances to justify shared custody despite parental conflict, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled, affirming a […]

Apr 13, 2026

US judge throws out Trump’s defamation case against Wall Street Journal

A federal judge on April 13 dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, a setback for the U.S. president in his legal campaign against media companies he accuses […]