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Sotomayor criticizes prosecutor for racial remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week publicly criticized a federal prosecutor for what she called “a racially charged remark” during a drug trial.
Judge deciding if stores must post tobacco apology
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge will soon decide whether your next tank of gas or bottle of soda comes with a free apology from the Marlboro man and Joe Camel.
Batesburg-Leesville to get domestic violence court
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE (AP) - The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is sending one of its attorneys to Batesburg-Leesville once a month to prosecute criminal domestic violence cases.
Solicitors to appeal SC justices’ docket ruling
HILTON HEAD ISLAND (AP) - South Carolina’s top prosecutors have asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that took control of trial dockets from them.
Former soldier provides legal help for other vets
COLUMBIA (AP) – A 29-year-old army veteran is searching for other military veterans who are practicing attorneys or law students and willing to help their brothers and sisters in arms.
Groups call for probe of House speaker’s campaign spending
COLUMBIA (AP) — Groups from opposite ends of the political spectrum gathered at the Statehouse on Oct. 9 to implore the state’s top prosecutor to investigate House Speaker Bobby Harrell’s campaign spending. Representatives from groups including the South Carolina Progressive Network and the SC Policy Council, a libertarian think tank, said that Attorney General Alan Wilson should use the [...]
Feds seek full court review of cigarette warnings
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is asking a federal appeals court to rehear a challenge to a Food and Drug Administration requirement that tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages to show that smoking can disfigure and even kill people.
DMV says name change issue was misunderstanding
COLUMBIA (AP) — The leader of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles says an employee made a mistake by refusing to let a man change his name to his wife’s name unless he had a court order. DMV Executive Director Kevin Shwedo said last week that the agency has had a policy for years that treats a man taking his new wife’s name the same as a woman taking her new husband’s name.
Pistol-packing woman picked wrong fellow to intimidate
COLUMBIA (AP) — An Atlanta woman charged with pointed a loaded gun at a South Carolina congressman last week likely didn’t know the man’s position or target him because he is a public official, authorities said.
Two Boeing employees appeal case against union to NLRB
NORTH CHARLESTON (AP) — Two employees at South Carolina’s Boeing plant have appealed their complaint against the International Association of Machinists. The National Right to Work Foundation said Aug. 21 that Dennis Murray and Cynthia Ramaker had filed an appeal with the National Labor Relations Board.
SC still lacks ability to track deadbeat parents
COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina still lacks a system for tracking deadbeat dads and moms online, nearly a quarter-century after federal law required it. South Carolina has long been the only state that has not complied with a 1988 law requiring a centralized computer system to enforce child support payments.
Man on death row for 11 years to go free
The first man sentenced to death in South Carolina for killing an unborn child is set to be released from prison this week, state officials said July 31. Joseph Lee Ard, 41, was sentenced to time served last week after a new jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter. That crime carries a maximum of five years in prison; Ard has been incarcerated since 1993, according to prison records.
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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