South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
The family of a 39-year-old schizophrenic man who died after a Taser struggle with Greenville police officers has sued the city, according to court records.
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Power company, environmental group settle lawsuit
South Carolina Electric & Gas has settled a lawsuit accusing the utility of illegally discharging arsenic and other contaminants into a river near Columbia.
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Read More »Lawyers across US urged to give more free services
A crush of people are representing themselves in the nation's civil courts because they can't afford lawyers, who typically charge $200 to $500 an hour. The boom has overwhelmed courts and sparked new efforts to get attorneys to meet what the American Bar Association says is its professional responsibility to offer free legal services to people in need.
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Read More »Civil rights panel gets rocky start on immigration hearings
A quarrelsome U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held its first hearing on state laws that target illegal immigration, with Republican backers arguing Friday that the measures are vital to protecting American jobs and fighting crime.
Read More »USC prof drops his lawsuit, joins similar action
A University of South Carolina professor is dropping his lawsuit in Richland County against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley in order to join a similar lawsuit at the state Supreme Court.
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Read More »Teen gets 35 years for shooting death
A Holly Hill teen is getting 35 years in prison for the shooting death of a man on the South Carolina State University campus.
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Read More »Corps of Engineers wants SC cruise case moved
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has asked that a federal lawsuit over South Carolina's planned $35 million cruise terminal be heard in Charleston, not Washington, D.C.
Read More »Judge: Decertification of primary winner correct
A judge has ruled that Rep. B.R. Skelton of Six Mile will be on November's ballot as the Republican candidate for his seat, because his winning challenger didn't properly file for the office.
Read More »Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks founder
He's won asylum in Ecuador, but Julian Assange is no closer to getting there.
Read More »Bluffton opts to settle race discrimination suit
A Bluffton town official says the town is settling a federal race discrimination lawsuit brought five years ago by three former police officers.
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