South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Authorities say a man in South Carolina openly carrying a gun in a holster on his waist along with a police baton and handcuffs told a deputy he had the items in case he needed to make a citizen’s arrest. ...

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A federal court hearing will go forward as scheduled in Nevada next week on the state’s attempt to block the Energy Department’s plans to ship plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada despite claims by U.S. lawyers that they need more ...

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South Carolina regulators have changed their minds and ruled that a private utility did intentionally withhold information and mislead them about a project to build a pair of nuclear reactors that ultimately failed. The Public Service Commission voted Monday that ...

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South Carolina lawmakers are once again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state, making another go at a debate that has gradually made progress in this deeply red state in recent years. Sen. ...

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The city of Charleston is appealing a federal judge’s decision that the city’s mandatory tour guide licensing program is unconstitutional to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal comes a month after U.S. District Judge David Norton refused ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to Washington for its first full week of legislative business since control of the House reverted to Democrats, but lawmakers will be confronted with the same lingering question: When will the partial government shutdown end? ...

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster ended the year with a flurry of appointments to state agencies, retaining some familiar faces and tapping new names to lead others. On Dec. 13, McMaster replaced four members of the S.C. State Election Commission. A ...

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A panel of South Carolina legislators voted Thursday to advance a resolution urging Congress to open more research on medical uses for marijuana, taking another step toward loosening some of the state’s attitudes toward the drug. The measure implores federal lawmakers to ...

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster took the oath of office Wednesday for his first full term, pledging commitments to economic prosperity and education advances in an address that marked the culmination of years of work to win the office in ...

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The former CEO of a Greenwood, South Carolina, newspaper has pleaded guilty to stealing $17,000 from the paper. The Index-Journal reports former Index-Journal CEO Ed Gunderson pleaded guilty Monday to breach of trust and was sentenced to five years of ...

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