South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A suspended South Carolina sheriff already indicted on domestic violence charges now faces 13 additional criminal charges including giving alcohol to someone under 21 and using his power to continue a sexual relationship with an employee, authorities said. The new ...

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UNION, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina county council voted to ask its sheriff to step down after a state police report said he requested employees to buy him alcohol while on duty and made sexually inappropriate comments. But the ...

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South Carolina could pay off billions in debt and end uncertainty over lawsuits if it sells its state-owned utility, Santee Cooper, but the move would cost ratepayers more money over the next 20 years, state fiscal officials say in a ...

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Some of the most powerful lawmakers in South Carolina are backing a proposal to allow officers to pull over people who drive too slowly in the left lane of major roads. Many lawmakers find their way to Columbia on interstates ...

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A South Carolina magistrate crashed head-on into a truck and has been charged with his second driving under the influence offense. Magistrate Jacob Gillens, 70, of Eutawville was charged with first-offense driving under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration ...

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A bill requiring state police to set up a system to track evidence collected during sexual assault investigations cleared another hurdle Wednesday. Currently in South Carolina there is no system to track the evidence, called rape kits, and victims often ...

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A former South Carolina sheriff who pleaded guilty to stealing public money last month was arrested at his home and charged with criminal domestic violence. Former Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone spent Monday night at the jail in neighboring Darlington ...

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Family members of a South Carolina man who was fatally shot by police in November filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the police department and the city and store where the shooting happened. Lawyers for the family of Ariane ...

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A prosecutor is appealing to the South Carolina Supreme Court a lower court’s ruling that the state’s forfeiture laws are not legal. Last year, Circuit Judge Steven John ruled the state and U.S. constitutions were violated by a law that ...

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A famous South Carolina attorney and his namesake son have settled their dispute over whether the son can use his birth name to market his own legal services. George Sink Sr. and George Sink Jr. settled their trademark dispute just ...