South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer’s disease.” O’Connor made the announcement in a letter. The 88-year-old said her diagnosis was made some time ago ...

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The Democratic candidate for Education Superintendent in South Carolina, Israel Romero, has a felony conviction that may mean he is ineligible to be elected. Romero was found guilty of practicing law without a license in Greenville County in 2009 and ...

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Police say a man who fled from an officer trying to pull him over for speeding had barricaded himself in his South Carolina home when officers went to arrest him the next day. Lexington police Chief Terrence Green tells news ...

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Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will play host to the city of Columbia Age-Friendly Livability Summit in conjunction with AARP on Oct. 25. The summit, which will feature interactive breakout sessions led by AARP experts, will take place from 9 a.m. ...

Huvis Indorama Advanced Materials, a 50-50 joint venture between Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. and South Korea-based Huvis Corp., is launching new manufacturing operations at Indorama’s Auriga Polymers Inc. campus in Spartanburg County. The $48 million investment is projected ...

South Carolina lawmakers have hired a Virginia firm to study the possible sale of the state owned utility Santee Cooper, after the failure of a nuclear project. The State newspaper reported the decision to hire ICF International of Fairfax, Virginia, came ...

The Democratic candidate for South Carolina superintendent of education is pulling out of the race after reports he had a felony conviction that would prevent him from serving. Israel Romero told The Post and Courier of Charleston on Wednesday he ...

South Carolina’s capital city is considering an ordinance to delay the rapid demolition of some historic buildings, following the razing of two buildings that qualified for city landmark status. Columbia’s chief preservation planner, Amy Moore, tells The State the city ...

Joint employment has kept labor and employment lawyers busy in recent years. The concept of joint employment means that an employee can be simultaneously, or “jointly,” employed by two or more entities that exercise, or have the right to exercise, ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has declared that Oct. 11 will be considered a statewide “holiday” for the purpose of computing time under the state’s appellate court rules, rules of civil and criminal procedure, and rules of magistrates court as ...